On this episode of “The Federalist Radio Hour,” John Burtka, president and CEO of the Intercollegiate Studies Institute, joins Federalist Culture Editor Emily Jashinsky to discuss the decline of statesmanship and analyze how the example of ancient philosophers could help rebuild it. You can find Burtka’s book Gateway to Statesmanship: Selections from Xenophon to Churchill […]

David Zuluaga is an intellectual, a philosopher, a management consultant, a politico—many things. He is also a friend of Jay’s. And he has been spending a lot of time on artificial intelligence: studying it, explaining it. In this “Q&A,” he discusses some fundamental issues concerning AI. He also talks some philosophy in general—a delight.

There are no good martinis to start the week but Jim and Greg are ready to dig into one horrifically bad martini and two crazy ones. First, they’re incensed over the death of nursing student Laken Riley, allegedly at the hands of a Venzuelan man who entered the U.S. illegally. In addition, the suspect was […]

Today the Chicks chat about Haley’s big loss in South Carolina, the UGA student who was murdered by an illegal immigrant, and the latest Trump comment that’s got everyone all riled up.

This week on Acton Unwind, guest host Dan Hugger is joined by Dylan Pahman and Noah Gould. They begin the podcast by discussing two recent essays that call into question Hillsdale College’s “Christian College” bona fides. What makes a college Christian, and does Hillsdale fit the bill? Next, Google’s Gemini generative AI chatbot’s political biases […]

The national tragedy of more drug overdose deaths, suicides, and homicides won’t be solved “if we have to look at each other through the prism of race,” activist Bob Woodson says.   “There are people who are profiting from the grievance of our society, and we must challenge these racial profiteers,” says Woodson, an author […]

Henry Olsen, election-watcher extraordinaire, joins us today to analyze the results of the interesting South Carolina primary and the fact that across three Republican primary contests, Donald Trump is winning decisively, even overwhelmingly—but with around 40 percent of the primary electorate choosing someone else (mostly Nikki Haley). What does this portend for November? Give a […]

Mickey and Ann discuss the issues of the day, mostly immigration and their choices for Trump’s VP. Show links: Mickey on Twitter: @kausmickey Reality on the Democrat “border bill” hustle of 2024 Paul Krugman, Immigrants Make America Stronger and Richer, Feb. 5, 2024 Michael Lind, Krugman vs. Krugman, Feb. 19, 2024

Mock and Daisy have teamed up with Chief Investment Officer at Bulwark Capital, and the host of Know Your Risk Radio, Zach Abraham. It’s no secret that times are hard and money is tight so the Chicks wanted to bring in an expert to answer all of your money, investing, and risk management questions!

On this episode of Reaganism, Reagan Institute Director Roger Zakheim sits down with Dr. Edward Keefer who is a Historian in the Historical Office of the U.S. Secretary of Defense. They discuss Dr. Keefer’s newest volume, in a 10-part series documenting America’s Secretaries of Defense, which focuses on Secretary of Defense Caspar Weinberger who played […]

TOP NEWS | On today’s Daily Signal Top News, we break down:   CBS News seizes files and computer of reporter investigating Hunter Biden’s laptop. Former President Donald Trump compares the criminal indictments he faces to the Biden administration’s targeting of Christians. New information suggests Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis may have been in […]

This episode has everything: a how-to guerilla guide to improving your McDonald’s hamburger experience; a spirited discussion of the Alabama Supreme Court decision that defines frozen embryos as persons (Steve thinks the media is willfully misreporting the decision—John is not so sure); those crazy new presidential rankings from political scientists—and even some soft-core porn! Say […]

Anybody got any bars? Anyone?

The forces against free speech are at again! Whether or not you’ve heard of NewsGuard or the Global Disinformation Index, rest assured that they’re intently interested in where you get your information. Joining Peter, Rob and James today is David DesRoisers, Publisher of RealClearPolitics.com, whose scrupulously down-the-middle site was flagged by the groups above as […]

Anthony Esolen, an author and distinguished professor of humanities at Thales College, joins Federalist Culture Editor Emily Jashinsky to break down pervasive lies about history, beauty, and literature in our culture. You can find Esolen’s latest book, “The Lies of Our Time,” here. If you care about combatting the corrupt media that continues to inflict […]

Join Jim and Greg as they return to their usual good, bad, and crazy martinis and head into the weekend! First, they welcome the decision from a New York appeals court that New York City’s efforts to allow 800,000 non-citizens to vote in local elections is unconstitutional. Limiting voting to citizens is a no-brainer but […]

“If America remains the proverbial shining city on a hill, then we must be prepared this election year to charge some hills.”   This bonus episode features Dr. Kevin Roberts’ address to the National Religious Broadcasters’ Presidential Forum. In his speech, he criticizes societal norms and corruption in government—including presidential administrations—while offering a hopeful outlook […]

Today the Chicks chat Google’s new woke AI, what DeSantis said about being VP, and Biden’s new look that belongs in an ad for senior care.

In this week’s Reagan Forum, we go back just three days to Presidents Day when we held a groundbreaking ceremony for the Reagan Library’s new Charters of Freedom Monument, the first in California to install the Monument. In addition to the Declaration of Independence, the Bill of Rights, and the Constitution, the Charters of Freedom […]

The C. Boyden Gray Center for the Study of the Administrative State and the Georgetown Journal of Law & Public Policy recently hosted a series of webinars ahead of a forthcoming symposium on Equity and the Administrative State. This episode of Gray Matters is a panel discussion about the use of racial classifications to make […]

Bret Stephens is a columnist for the New York Times. Previously, he was a columnist for the Wall Street Journal. In 2013, he won the Pulitzer prize for commentary. Earlier in his life, he was the editor of the Jerusalem Post. He and Jay talk about Russia and Ukraine. And about Israel, Gaza, and antisemitism. […]

In this episode, Christine Rosen joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss her Commentary Magazine articles “All the President’s Press Men” and “Enola Gay, or, How the Media Imploded When It Came to Harvard’s President.” Music by Jack Bauerlein.

Dr. Larry P. Arnn, President of Hillsdale College, joins Hugh Hewitt on the Hillsdale Dialogues for his series on “Churchill the Writer.” In this episode, Dr. Arnn and Hugh begin their discussion of The World Crisis, Vol. 2, which covers the numerous wartime disasters of 1915. Release date: 23 February 2024

Today’s podcast points out that, as we move into the third year of Russia’s effort to swallow up Ukraine whole, the great dysfunction seems not to be taking place in Ukraine, or Russia, or on the battlefield, but inside the American political process—with majorities supporting aid to Ukraine but the House unwilling to allow a […]

In 1965, future U.S. Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan (D-NY), then an Assistant Secretary of Labor in the Johnson administration, issued a report expressing alarm at rising rates of unwed childbearing, especially among Black Americans. In the intervening nearly six decades, the situation among Black Americans and white Americans alike has only gotten worse, and the […]

Former President Donald Trump is still facing multiple legal cases against him, including federal charges.   In Manhattan, Trump is looking at felony charges over alleged hush money payments to porn star Stormy Daniels. In Georgia, Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis has accused Trump of seeking to interfere with the results of the 2020 […]

Kristi Kendall is the director of the documentary Undivide Us, about the toxic polarization in America and practical steps to solving it through deep, face to face conversations in our communities. Today, we talk about the production of the documentary and how to communicate ideas through film. She tells us about how her career led her to directing the documentary and why she did it, all while explaining the roles in the filmmaking industry to us. Never miss another AdamSmithWorks update.Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

On this week’s episode of She Thinks podcast, mom and teacher Lydia Smith* joins to share her story about how she blew the whistle on New Mexico’s “cult-like” mentality surrounding transgender ideology in K-12 education after her son began identifying as a girl and demanding medicalization. From fellow educators in the state, to the medical professionals […]

TOP NEWS | On today’s Daily Signal Top News, we break down:   Sen. Marco Rubio warns of cyber security attacks after massive AT&T outage. Judge rules that non-U.S. citizens cannot vote in local elections in New York City. The House Freedom Caucus sends a letter to House Speaker Mike Johnson with an appropriations pitch. […]

In this Rehearings episode, we replay our interview with the Judge Paul Kelly, Jr.. Rehearings airs our favorite old interviews on weeks when things are otherwise quiet at the Supreme Court.   Follow us on Twitter @scotus101 and @tzsmith. And please send questions, comments, or ideas for future episodes to scotus101@heritage.org.   Don’t forget to […]

Guests: Mollie Hemingway, Brandon J. Weichert, & Benedict Whalen Host Scot Bertram talks with Mollie Hemingway, senior Journalism fellow at Hillsdale College and editor-in-chief at The Federalist, about challenges in our election system and the phenomenon of “Zuckerbucks.” Brandon J. Weichert, a geopolitical analyst and author, discusses the October 7th terror attack and his new […]

The Biden Administration’s national security supplemental budget request contains over $60 billion in aid for Ukraine. Senior Policy Analyst Wilson Beaver, from the Allison Center for National Security here at the Heritage Foundation, explains why this is not the best of America’s national security resources.  —  Have thoughts? Let us know at heritageexplains@heritage.org — Find […]

On this episode of “The Federalist Radio Hour,” Jay Richards, the director of the DeVos Center for Life, Religion, and Family at The Heritage Foundation and a senior fellow at the Discovery Institute, joins Federalist Culture Editor Emily Jashinsky to discuss key culture war players and outline the conservative strategy for winning back the nation. […]

The U.S. antitrust agencies have recently proposed changes to the HSR merger filing process, broadening the scope of review beyond consumer and competitive effects to workers and other non-competition factors. Merging parties would also be required to prepare written responses to questions related to the transaction, bringing the U.S. more into line with filing requirements […]

When you invite too many foxes into the henhouse, pretty soon you run out of chickens – and the goose laying the golden egg. There are too many foxes now – in prosecutor’s offices, in the regulatory agencies and in the media – and we’re calling them out. We talk to longtime market investors William […]

Today the Chicks chat about the fake persona we’re getting from Letitia James, Commander Biden’s shady history, and the huge data outage that is ruining EVERYONE’S day.

Sit back and enjoy all crazy martinis today, as Jim and Greg survey cringeworthy stories from the United Nations to the campaign trail to the White House. First, they sigh as U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield says from a prepared statement she is pursuing a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war and will […]

A Center for Immigration Studies report and companion podcast episode, “Can U.S. Farm Workers be Replaced by Machines? Mechanizing Fruit and Vegetable Production,” provide historical context as well as analysis of current challenges and prospects for farm labor and mechanization. Both the report and the discussion explain the options available to replace U.S. farm workers […]

Donald Trump is set for another smashing victory on Saturday, this time against his lone challenger in her own state of South Carolina. But Nikki Haley’s announced that she won’t stay down. Charleston Post and Courier Political Editor Schuyler Kropf joins to conduct a close examination of the campaigns. Plus, Henry considers Team Haley’s post-South […]

China’s economy is struggling: Many young people can’t find jobs, the nation’s real estate market is in trouble after two major property development companies failed, and China’s stock market has seen a $7 trillion decline in just a few years. But Beijing has a plan to do something about it.   When the “green energy” […]

Eli Lake joins us today to discuss the bomb dropped in the middle of the Joe/Hunter/Jim Biden investigation with the indictment and arrest of a confidential source who alleged direct payments to the Bidens around $10 million. Does this kill the case? And what about the Squad’s electoral hopes in the wake of October 7? […]

How confident are you that American leaders make careful decisions when deciding to intervene in international conflicts or that they have clear, achievable objectives when they do get involved? And which global threat do you think would be easiest for the U.S. to address? Today, Sara and retired U.S. Army Green Beret Dr. Tobias Vogt […]

Up on today’s Problematic Women – A women’s basketball team in Massachusetts forfeited a game against a team with a male. What does this mean for Title IX? Plus, are embryos children? Alabama’s Supreme Court says so. And where do former President Donald Trump’s legal challenges stand? We explain. And as always, we’ll be crowning our […]

Every day we see news accounts “reported” by reputable journalists. There is typically one frame in the post-10/07 War: ‘Gazan Palestinians are the victims of Israel.’ How does this happen? How do journalists actually operate in Gaza and around the world? And is this a window into what had Hamas figured out long before 10/07 […]

TOP NEWS | On today’s Daily Signal Top News, we break down:     ·       President Trump talked about his list of potential vice-presidential candidates. ·       The Biden administration announced a mass loan forgiveness program ·       New York may seize Trump’s assets ·       New York Mayor announces reduction in spending on illegal immigrants.   Listen to other podcasts from The Daily […]

Democrats are resurrecting old lies just in time for 2024. Join Federalist Editor-in-Chief Mollie Hemingway and Senior Editor David Harsanyi as they break down the revival of the Russian collusion hoax, analyze the Department of Justice’s prosecution of the FBI’s confidential human source who ratted on Biden family corruption, discuss the extent of the government-backed […]

Jeff discusses the evolution of the U.S. healthcare system since the late 19th Century with Dr. Lauren Hall of the Rochester Institute of Technology. At issue are the surprising, and disheartening, unintended consequences of changes in technology and policy that have yielded the high-cost, low-efficiency and in some ways even lower-effectiveness “system” Americans face today. […]

During the pandemic, homeschooling rates spiked, reaching unprecedented levels. And although they have fallen some since then, homeschooling rates remain far higher than anything we saw before the pandemic. On this episode of The Report Card, Nat Malkus speaks with Angela Watson about what is driving this change, what we can expect from homeschooling in […]

Is there a “shortcut to greatness” and what courage is needed for the future to ensure a prosperous America? Dive into the profound topic of statesmanship and its timeless significance in an exclusive interview with John Burtka on “The Kevin Roberts Show.” In this enlightening discussion, President and CEO of the Intercollegiate Studies Institute, John […]

The complexity of dealing with problems in the Middle East was pervasive during the Reagan years but the 40th President continued to pursue a path to peace. In February 1984, he invited President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt and King Hussein of Jordan to Washington to discuss the war in Lebanon and other issues. Things were […]

Join Jim and Greg for three compelling martinis focusing on major 2024 headaches for Joe Biden, with a bit of relevant pop culture thrown in. First, they’re stunned by a new Siena College poll showing Donald Trump ahead of Joe Biden by nine points among Jewish voters in New York. Given Biden’s 38-point win among […]

Today the Chicks discuss Trump’s awesome townhall, the big secret Tucker told Glenn Beck and the latest BAD TAKE from the hags at the View.

This week on The Learning Curve, guest co-hosts Prof. Albert Cheng of the University of Arkansas and Minnesota Supreme Court Justice Barry Anderson interview UK University of Warwick Prof. Benjamin Smith. Prof. Benjamin Smith, author of The Dope: The Real History of the Mexican Drug Trade provides insights into various aspects of the Mexican drug […]

Welcome back to The Conservative Woman’s Guide! In this week’s episode, Karin Lips is joined by Cherise Trump, the Executive Director at Speech First. They dive into the negative impact DEI programming is having on college campuses as well as the importance of free speech. Follow us on Instagram at @enlightenedwomen to join the conversation—and […]

The podcast today takes note of Nikki Haley’s interesting announcement that she will be staying in the GOP race until she is mathematically eliminated. What’s the purpose of such a move and what does it reveal about the relative strength and power of Donald Trump in the race? Is she exposing an underbelly just at […]

Mexican authorities convicted civil society leader and former Mexican Congressman Rodrigo Iván Cortés of “gender-based political violence.” His crime? Criticizing a man who identifies as a transgender woman. Cortés sits down with The Daily Signal’s Mary Margaret Olohan to share his story.   Enjoy the show!

Alexei Navalny was allowed one book in his Siberian prison. He chose Fear No Evil by former Soviet dissident Natan Sharansky, who joins us for an important conversation today to speak about his correspondence with Navalny and his own experience in a Siberian forced labor camp. Why did Navalny return to Moscow, and to certain […]

In this episode, John Cox joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his new book, “The Newsom Nightmare: The California Catastrophe and How to Reform Our Broken System.” Music by Jack Bauerlein.

Anyone of a certain age will remember the massive hit that was “We Are The World,” the Michael Jackson, Lionel Richie, and Quincy Jones produced charity single by USA for Africa. The considerable profits from the that hit song went to the USA for Africa Foundation, which used them for the relief of famine and […]

On the latest episode of Giving Ventures, DonorsTrust Vice President Peter Lipsett talks with Hans Zeiger, president of the Pennsylvania-based Jack Miller Center. Zeiger shares how he’s sounding the alarm on government-funded universities and what conservatives can do to promote pluralism, defend American values and develop principled academic leaders.

TOP NEWS | On today’s Daily Signal Top News, we break down: ·       The U.S. ambassador to the UN vetoed a resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. ·       The Supreme Court refused to take up a case involving school racial discrimination. ·       The Biden administration backed off the quick implementation of electric vehicle standards […]

Welcome to the Weekly Sceptic episode 76. This week: * Rishi Sunak reels from two by-election losses, prompting speculation about whether another leader would do better * Sadiq Khan politicises London’s Overground network, giving woke names to four of the six lines in the network * Alexei Navalny is murdered by Putin, rendering his attempt […]

Dr. Gerry Crete, founder of Transfiguration Counseling and Coaching, joins Federalist Culture Editor Emily Jashinsky to discuss a Christian approach to treating trauma. You can find Crete’s book “Litanies of the Heart: Relieving Post-Traumatic Stress and Calming Anxiety through Healing Our Parts” here. If you care about combatting the corrupt media that continue to inflict […]

Join Jim and Greg as they break down what Biden is reportedly considering on the border, the interest on our debt rapidly spiraling out of control, and an ex-GOP campaign figure telling Dems to declare Biden a “great” president. First, they assess an Axios story about how Biden is considering executive action that could significantly […]

Today the Chicks chat about Nikki’s big announcement, Jon Stewart vs Tucker DRAMA, and Nikki Teases Announcement, Jon Stewart Goes OFF On Tucker, and the big statement from the Trump Sneaker purchaser.

Each month, a panel of constitutional experts convenes to discuss the Court’s upcoming docket sitting by sitting. The cases covered in this preview are listed below. Corner Post v. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (February 20) – Does the six-year statute of limitations to challenge an action by a federal agency begin […]

Chris and Christine Stigall, hosts of the Herzog Foundation’s Making the Leap podcast, join Students Over Systems to share how they encourage and equip parents to make choices best suited for their families. Chris and Christine (a former public school educator) discuss both their family’s education choices and concerns they hear from other parents, including […]

Today’s podcast asks what the practical effect of the murder of Alexei Navalny might have on the general debate over how to handle Vladimir Putin and the war in Ukraine. Then we go into the judgment against Donald Trump in a New York courtroom and whether Joe Biden is turning on Israel at the UN. […]

Joe Selvaggi talks with Marc Joffe, a state policy analyst at the Cato Institute, about his research on Medicaid’s cost and size. They explore how Massachusetts can control spending growth while protecting other priorities.   Guest: Marc Joffe is a federalism and state policy analyst at Cato Institute. After a long career in the financial […]

When it became increasingly clear that the federal government was not going to stop the flow of illegal aliens across the border, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott began taking strategic action. “You look at the results, and they speak for themselves,” Brent Smith says of what Abbott has done to slow the flood of illegal crossings. […]

This week Ann talks with Brandon Tatum, former Tuscon (AZ) police officer and now Salem Radio host. They talk white people, black people, racism, policing and how Christianity changes everything.

Please pause your celebrations of Benjamin Harrison and James Buchanan on this Presidents Day and join Jim and Greg for good, bad, and crazy martinis. First, after a few opening thoughts on how celebrating Washington and Lincoln has now been diluted into recognizing all presidents and how we can reverse this, Jim and Greg dig […]

Today the Chicks discuss Trump’s epic appearance at Sneaker Con, creepy weatherman Rachel Levine, and why Rashida Tlaib is undermining Joe Biden.

This week guest host Dan Hugger is joined by Dan Churchwell and Emily Zanotti. The panel begins by discussing the recent death of Russian opposition activist Alexei Navalny in prison. How should the international community respond? Will this tragedy cause Americans on the extreme left and right develop a more critical attitude toward Vladimir Putin? […]

On this episode of “The Federalist Radio Hour,” The Daily Mail political reporter Charlie Spiering joins Federalist Culture Editor Emily Jashinsky and Common Sense Society Executive Editor Christopher Bedford to discuss the complicated relationship between Vice President Kamala Harris and the Democrat Party. You can find Spiering’s new book, Amateur Hour: Kamala Harris in the […]

Is your daughter wondering whether to play girls sports because boys are allowed to play with them? Or maybe they’ve given up trying because boys who “identify” as girls have major physical advantages over them or they do not want to share a locker room with them. Sara’s 11-year-old daughter is involved in gymnastics, cross […]

Mock and Daisy have teamed up with Chief Investment Officer at Bulwark Capital, and the host of Know Your Risk Radio, Zach Abraham. It’s no secret that times are hard and money is tight so the Chicks wanted to bring in an expert to answer all of your money, investing, and risk management questions!

On this episode of Reaganism, Reagan Institute Director Roger Zakheim sits down with Robert Greenway who serves as the Director of the Allison Center for National Security at the Heritage Foundation. They discuss the Heritage Foundation’s 2024 Index of U.S. Military Strength and the findings’ implications on U.S. foreign policy, defense spending and military readiness.

On Sunday, Israel’s cabinet unanimously issued a statement rejecting efforts by the international community to force immediate recognition of a Palestinian State, especially so soon after 10/07. This was following an extensive article in the Washington Post last week that revealed plans — according to background sources — for Washington, the EU, and Arab capitals […]

TOP NEWS | On today’s Daily Signal Top News, we break down:     ·         Day 2 of the Fani Willis misconduct hearings. ·         Psychiatrist who called for 25th Amendment to be used on Trump defends Biden. ·         Financial firms bail out of ESG. ·         Russian opposition leader Navalny dies in prison. ·         Biden has caused chaos in the Middle […]

On this episode Andrew and Beth speak with James Fishback, founder of Incubate Debate. Fishback discusses how high school debate tournaments went woke in recent years and illustrates the National Speech and Debate Association’s extreme liberal bias. He shares stories of how judges are ideologically motivated and either won’t allow certain positions to be debated […]

While there has been a lot of resentment inside Israel towards its political and security leadership, Israeli society has stepped up in ways sometimes impossible for me to describe. So, when I was in Israel, I asked Wendy Singer to join me for a conversation about what most Israelis are seeing and experiencing at the […]

Snow in Minnesota is legendary. More legendary than you could possibly know…

We’ve got a special number for ya, folks. Instead of a guest or even politics, Charles Cooke, James Lileks and Peter Robinson talk football and music. Tune in for a recap on the Super Bowl—get Charles’ take on the season and the Lileksian review of the game’s ads; plus the two of them give Peter […]

Dr. Larry P. Arnn, President of Hillsdale College, joins Hugh Hewitt on the Hillsdale Dialogues for his series on “Churchill the Writer.” In this episode, Dr. Arnn and Hugh continue their discussion of The World Crisis, Vol. 1, which covers the origins and earliest days of World War I from 1911-1914. Release date: 16 February 2024 See omnystudio.com/listener for […]

We’re up a day early with this week’s episode because of schedule problems, but mostly to get a drop on the streaming services with our new (un)reality TV show, “The Real Prosecutors of Atlanta,” starring Big Fani Willis. OMG, is this not the best television since last week’s Super Bowl? Steve showed up, however, with […]

Jace Lington chats with Scalia Law Professor Donald J. Kochan about Florida and Disney. They discuss his recent paper applying public choice theory to Florida’s Reedy Creek Improvement Act of 1967 and why the special treatment Disney received from the state is not a good model for state and local regulation. Notes: Disney v. Democracy? […]

Jim Geraghty is back today as he and Greg serve up three compelling martinis to close out the week! First, they take a look what seems to be the devastating case exposing the lying and corruption of Fulton County, Georgia, District Attorney Fani Willis. She is now in serious legal danger after lying about the […]

In this Rehearings episode, we replay our interview with the Judge John Nalbandian. Rehearings airs our favorite old interviews on weeks when things are otherwise quiet at the Supreme Court.   Follow us on Twitter @scotus101 and @tzsmith. And please send questions, comments, or ideas for future episodes to scotus101@heritage.org.   Don’t forget to leave […]

Today the Chicks chat about the insane testimony from Georgia DA Fani Willis, the latest in the Trump Trial saga, and how Democrats are covering for Biden.

On this episode of “The Federalist Radio Hour,” Tessa Longbons, a senior research associate at Charlotte Lozier Institute, joins Federalist Culture Editor Emily Jashinsky to react to academic publishing company Sage’s retraction of several studies demonstrating the harms of chemical abortion shortly before the Supreme Court will hear arguments about the FDA’s rushed approval of […]

The Bible provides readers with glimpses into the personalities of Jesus’ Twelve Apostles, but little is know about the details of their lives.   That can be both a challenge and creative opportunity for the actors and writers on the set of the hit series “The Chosen.”   “We know he’s known as ‘Doubting Thomas,’” […]

Whether or not it is the cause of recruiting shortfalls or not, rising left-wing ideology in the military is cause for concern. But who is pushing the military to adopt widespread social-liberal activist policies? Fred Lucas, a reporter from the Heritage Foundation’s Daily Signal, joins us to discuss the organizations pushing the military to sign […]

Alice Temnick teaches IB Economics for the United Nations International School in Manhattan and is an education consultant with Liberty Fund’s Adam Smith Works and Econlib. Today, we begin what is going to be a long conversation about Adam Smith and education. We begin with Adam Smith’s upbringing and education and talk about our own. We discuss how important being a student is to being a teacher. Stay tuned for more! Never miss another AdamSmithWorks update.Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

An essay in New York Magazine that tells the story of a 40something writer and the mental breakdown that leads her to want to divorce her husband tells the entire story of 21st century elite and pop culture singlehandedly. It’s called “The Lure of Divorce,” and we devote most of the podcast today to explaining […]

California’s Proposition 1, a $6.38 billion bond addressing mental health treatment across the Golden State, seems destined for voter approval. Is it sound policy – and a sound expense for a state deeply in debt? Hoover senior fellow Lee Ohanian and distinguished policy fellow Bill Whalen, both contributors to Hoover’s “California on Your Mind” web […]

Liya Palagashvili joins this week’s She Thinks episode to help us assess the harms and threats to independent contracting through a new Department of Labor rule. As more and more Americans are choosing flexible and entrepreneurial jobs, how will reclassifying “independent contractors” as “employees” change the opportunities and benefits that many workers seek? Liya Palagashvili […]

In this episode, Cal Thomas joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his new book “A Watchman in the Night: What I’ve Seen Over 50 Years Reporting on America.” Music by Frederic Chopin licensed via Creative Commons. Tracks reorganized, duplicated, and edited.

TOP NEWS | On today’s Daily Signal Top News, we break down:   Former President Donald Trump’s trial involving alleged hush money payments is set to begin on March 25th. Judge questions Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis on her relationship with prosecutor Nathan Wade. What the Senate is and is not required to do […]

Guests: Justin Jackson & Brad Wilcox Host Scot Bertram talks with Justin Jackson, chair and professor of English at Hillsdale College, about Hillsdale’s new online course on the Book of Exodus. And Brad Wilcox, professor of Sociology and director of the National Marriage Project at the University of Virginia, discusses why marriage is an important […]

The Biden Administration is seeking aid for Israel, but what does that actually mean? Can Americans hope to actually provide meaningful support for their Israeli allies in their fight against Hamas? Heritage Vice President Victoria Coates sat down with Israeli author and commentator Caroline Glick to find out.  —  Have thoughts? Let us know at […]

On this episode of “The Federalist Radio Hour,” Common Sense Society Executive Editor Christopher Bedford and Federalist Culture Editor Emily Jashinsky discuss why everything in the U.S. — including the five-day work week, technology, Congress, the Southern border, and nuclear defenses — are falling apart. If you care about combatting the corrupt media that continue […]

The days of landline polling are gone forever, the internet has changed everything. This week Henry is joined by Chief Scientist at YouGov and Hoover Institution Senior Fellow Douglas Rivers to discuss the innovative methodological approach he uses to find representative polling samples when much of the electorate is unwilling to respond to polls. Henry […]

They say silence itself can be deafening. We are pulling out all the stops and grabbing the bullhorn. Our focus this week is on stories you may not be getting from your evening MSM newscast. We’ll talk about the latest from the tag team reporting of Michael Shellenberger and Matt Taibbi, update you on the […]

Undisputed King of Stuff, columnist, and longtime Ricochet Editor-in-Chief Jon Gabriel is in for Jim today. Today, Jon and Greg react to Russian President Vladimir Putin saying he prefers President Biden over former President Trump, calling Biden “more experienced and more predictable.” Trump calls it a compliment while Biden supporters say Putin is trying some […]

On February 20, 2024, the Supreme Court will hear argument in Bissonnette v. LePage Bakeries Park Street LLC. The court will consider whether the Federal Arbitration Act’s exemption for the employment contracts of “workers engaged in interstate commerce” applies to any worker who is “actively engaged” in the interstate transportation of goods, or whether the […]

Today the Chicks chat about the shooter at the KC Chiefs parade, the latest threat to America, and which famous ex is dating the Soros heir.

On this week’s episode of Parsing Immigration Policy, we are joined by Ruy Teixeira, co-author with John Judis of last fall’s book, Where Have All the Democrats Gone?: The Soul of the Party in the Age of Extremes. Teixeira, currently a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, worked from 2003 to 2022 as a […]

The House on Tuesday voted to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, but the Democrat-controlled Senate is not expected to vote to remove him from office.   “There isn’t a whole lot of power we have,” Rep. Mark Green, R-Tenn., chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, said of House members’ ability to push the […]

Last week we brought to you our February 6, 2024, 113th birthday celebration for President Reagan with keynote remarks by Lech Walesa, the former President of Poland. In this week’s Reagan Forum, we are doing something a little different. We’re bringing you a playback of our live video from February 7th where we looked at […]

Adam White joins today to discuss his article “The Power Broke Her,” about the powerful Washington bureaucrat Lina Khan and her agenda. We begin, though, with the alarming word of an undefined national security threat and the fact that conventional opinion now seems obsessed with denying Israel a victory in its war on Hamas. Give […]

America’s southern border is a mess. The Biden administration’s dereliction leaves every state and every neighborhood at greater risk of crime and suffering losses from the deadly poisons trafficked into the U.S. But what if I told you another U.S. border is under serious threat – not from millions of unvetted migrants but from a […]

The Department of Justice released a report that Joe Biden willfully retained classified documents – but can’t be tried because – long story short – he is non compos mentis. The Dems are outraged. Is it justified? On the other side of the aisle, Trump is facing 14th Amendment charges to keep him off the […]

Up on today’s Problematic Women – We share the latest on the bodies of five aborted babies found in a box outside an abortion clinic in D.C.   And should your car be able to determine if you are capable of driving? We discuss. Plus, Biden’s presidential campaign is on TikTok. What message does that […]

TOP NEWS | On today’s Daily Signal Top News, we break down:     ·         The House’s impeachment of Mayorkas. ·         Democrats win a New York special election. ·         Speaker Johnson says House won’t be railroaded into foreign aid to secure the border ·         House intel chair puts out message of undefined national security threat.   Listen to other podcasts […]

This week on The Learning Curve, guest co-hosts Alisha Searcy and Charlie Chieppo interview Mary Tamer, executive director of Democrats for Education Reform, Massachusetts. She focuses on the historic impact of the 1993 Massachusetts Education Reform Act on the commonwealth’s students’ high achievement on national and international measures. She explores the politics of the Massachusetts […]

Join Federalist Editor-in-Chief Mollie Hemingway and Senior Editor David Harsanyi as they analyze Tucker Carlson’s Vladimir Putin interview, discuss Democrat and corporate media’s flip-flop on President Joe Biden’s decline, and scrutinize the establishment GOP’s push to pass more funding for Ukraine against voters’ wishes. Mollie and David also discuss the Super Bowl and share their […]

Are Americans ensnared by a culture of mediocrity? What’s the true worth of achieving a work/life balance? In this thought-provoking conversation, David Bahnsen joins Kevin to delve into the crucial role productivity and hard work play, not only in enhancing societal value but also in restoring dignity and pride to individuals. Leveraging his personal financial […]

Join Jim and Greg as they tackle two big stories involving the House of Representatives and an absurd idea from a California U.S. Senate candidate that would plunge us into economic disaster. First, they’re pleased to see the Republicans muster just enough votes to impeach Homeland Security Sec. Alejandro Mayorkas. It would have been much […]

Tom Rogan, national security expert at the Washington Examiner, breaks down each part of Tucker Carlson’s two-hour-plus interview with Russian head of state Vladimir Putin. Tom and Inez discuss criticisms of Tucker’s journalistic endeavor, and then move to the substance of the interview, including Putin’s view of history, the motivations behind his geopolitical aggression, NATO […]

At the age of 96, Judge Pauline Newman is the nation’s oldest federal judge. In 1984, Judge Newman became the first judge appointed directly to the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. In April of last year, reports surfaced that Federal Circuit Chief Judge Kimberly Moore had initiated a complaint against Judge Newman […]

Today the Chicks chat about losing NY-3, the House impeachment of Mayorkas, and the massive foreign aid bill the Senate just passed.

This month we continue our series of episodes on speech and censorship. We discuss James Madison’s “Report of 1800,” a document in which Madison discusses the controversies around the Alien and Sedition Acts. Madison’s report contains fascinating reflections on the nature of speech in a republic and why the Sedition Acts in particular are inconsistent […]

In the early morning hours of Tuesday, a group of conservative senators ran out of procedural options for debating a $95 billion funding bill for Ukraine, Israel, and the Indo-Pacific. In the middle of the night, Sens. Ron Johnson, R-Wis.; Mike Lee, R-Utah; Rand Paul, R-Ky.; Pete Ricketts, R-Neb.; Marco Rubio, R-Fla.; Eric Schmitt, R-Mo.; […]

The special election in New York not only went to Democrat Tom Suozzi—he also won by eight points. We debate whether this means Republican hopes for immigration as a killer issue for them might be problematic, and whether the behavior of the Republican House these past two weeks is giving Democrats a serious chance of […]

How should we think about violent accounts in the Bible? Why did Gandhi urge the Jews to turn a blind eye to anti-Semitism during World War II? What is the reality behind buzz-words like asymmetric warfare and collective punishment that come up so often when discussing events in Gaza? What role should global opinion and […]

On today’s episode, Acton librarian and research associate Dan Hugger sits down with Acton research fellow and Journal of Markets & Morality executive editor Dylan Pahman to talk about education. They begin with the 18th-century vision of education advanced by America’s Founders. Why did they believe education was necessary for a free society, and what kind of education […]

TOP NEWS | On today’s Daily Signal Top News, we break down:   The Senate passed an additional $61 billion in funding for Ukraine early Tuesday morning. President Donald Trump asks the Supreme Court to get involved in the case against him. Has the Biden family benefited from business dealings with China? That is a […]

Brad Wilcox, a senior fellow at the Institute for Family Studies, director of the National Marriage Project at the University of Virginia, and a visiting scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, joins Federalist Culture Editor Emily Jashinsky to analyze society’s increasingly anti-nuptial rhetoric and discuss the benefits of tying the knot and having children. You […]

Today, Jim and Greg once again take the rare step of bringing a special guest to the 3 Martini Lunch. Today, they welcome in former White House Press Secretary Dana Perino, who is now co-host of “The Five” and “America’s Newsroom” on the Fox News Channel. She was also a moderator for one of the […]

Now that we’re into the month of February when lovers celebrate their devotion to one another, we’ll dedicate this podcast to the Reagans – first, we’ll hear a brief word from the President and then we’ll let Mrs. Reagan explain how she met this fella, in her own words, recorded years ago from her autobiography […]

Today the Chicks discuss Biden’s big social media decision, KJP’s latest blunders, and the trans shooter in Texas.

Welcome to The Weekly Sceptic episode 75, live from The Hippodrome in London’s Leicester Square! This week: -Joe Biden comes under heavy scrutiny for his dodgy memory -Trump reveals his radical approach to getting NATO to pay up   -Tucker Carlson gets a history lesson from Vladimir Putin -Keir Starmer accuses Rishi Sunak of playing […]

If Iran acquires nuclear weapons, the threat it would pose to the U.S. would be significantly different from that of other aggressors, such as Russia, according to Simone Ledeen.   There’s significant concern of “a nuclear bomb with a country that says routinely, ‘Death to America, death to Israel,’” says Ledeen, a former deputy assistant […]

On this episode of The Bespoke Parenting Podcast, host Julie Gunlock talks to May Mailman, director of Independent Women’s Law Center, about the Kappa Kappa Gamma lawsuit, what it means for the future of sororities nationwide, and why women’s spaces on college campuses are more important now than ever before. May also gives her advice to […]

Are we witnessing a dramatic change in the Biden administration’s approach to Israel’s defensive war against Hamas? Are these changes just rhetorical to mollify either US domestic political constituencies or Middle East regional actors (or both)? Or do they represent meaningful policy changes? Should Israeli leaders be concerned that the US-Israel relationship is entering a […]

America has been a notably hard-working society for most of its history—but has become much less so in recent decades. Labor-force participation, especially among men of prime working age, has fallen to levels not seen since the Great Depression and is particularly low in certain regions of the Middle West and South. The decline of […]

TOP NEWS | On today’s Daily Signal Top News, we break down:   Over 80% of Americans think President Joe Biden is too old to be president. Why are companies shrinking the size of products? House Republicans will try a second time to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. Questions loom over the sexual identity […]

Joe Selvaggi engages in a conversation with Pioneer Institute’s Eileen McAnneny, Senior Fellow for Economic Opportunity, to analyze the status of the 2024 budget. They compare actual revenue and spending with pre-July 1 estimates, investigating potential reasons for any surpluses or shortfalls. They also dive into policy implications for legislators as they approach fiscal 2025. […]

In his recent book Why Congress, Dr. Phillip Wallach covers the past, present, and future of the Legislative branch to help measure its modern level of dysfunction and offer suggestions for future restoration. The book traces how Congress was designed to operate, how it has met the challenges of decades past, and the trends that […]

Jake Crain, Blain Crain, and David Cone, hosts of the Daily Wire’s “Crain & Company” sports show, join Federalist Culture Editor Emily Jashinsky to analyze the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers’ Super Bowl LVIII performances and discuss the future of the NFL. If you care about combatting the corrupt media that continue to […]

Join Jim and Greg as they share some thoughts on the Super Bowl and dive into two big political stories. First, they have generally positive reviews of the Super Bowl, other than the fact that the game seemed to last forever. They were pleased there was no officiating controversy that played a huge role in […]

This week, Eric talks with Mustafa Akyol about his essay in the Winter issue of RELIGION & LIBERTY, a book review of “Wahhābism: The History of a Militant Islamic Movement.” Where did Wahhabist Islam come from and how much sway does it hold in the Muslim world today? Then Eric is joined by Anthony Bradley […]

Today the Chicks chat about the Super Bowl, the fallout from the special council report, Kamala’s most recent cringey appearance, and why Trump is in trouble now.

In this episode, Chris Sinacola joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss the new book, “Restoring the City on a Hill: U.S. History & Civics in America’s Schools.” Music by Jack Bauerlein.

Was the RFK Jr. Super Bowl ad good or bad? Was the game good or bad? Was Biden’s effort to get himself into the news on Super Bowl Sunday without being interviewed good or bad? Is the polling for the Squad good or bad? Was what Trump said about NATO and Nikki Haley’s husband good […]

When Governor Abbott stood up to President Biden and his open-border policies, did you wonder if what the governor was doing was legal? After all, the courts always side with the federal government over states when it comes to border security, right? Wrong. On an exciting Sara Carter Show, law professor and Warrior Defense Project […]

In this conversation, Mock and Daisy discuss Gen Z slang and the evolution of language. They explore the use of slang terms such as ‘bussin’, ‘thic’, ‘zesty’, ‘simp’, and ‘dead’, and how they have become popular among younger generations. They also talk about the generational shift in parenting and the influence of technology on younger […]

Americans love spending money. Imagine being able to do so and support conservative causes using your credit card. Now you can.   Coign is seeking to fill a void in the credit card market by giving conservatives an alternative its competitors, many of which embrace left-wing causes. The credit card has all the features and […]

John Lott knows! Only one group commits fewer mass shootings than whites – and it’s not Asians. Lott’s latest study: Updated information on Mass Public Shootings from 1998 through October 2023 But you must also go here – Crime Prevention Research Center. It has the studies on everything – guns, the death penalty, assault weapons, […]

The Twenty-Fifth Hour is the 1950 novel by the Romanian writer C. Virgil Gheorghiu that weaves a tangled, early post-modern tale of central Europe and the Balkans in World War II. It is justly forgotten today, but the title is back in a manner of speaking because it highlights the great irony of the Left’s […]

Does anybody mind if I slip two bits into the jukebox? Man… that sounds… so familiar.

On February 8, 2024, the Supreme Court will hear Oral Argument in Trump v. Anderson. The Court will consider whether the Colorado Supreme Court erred in ordering former President Donald Trump excluded from the 2024 presidential primary ballot. Legal questions involved in the case include whether Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment is “self-executing” or […]

Richard Epstein discusses Colorado’s Supreme Court arguments for removing Trump from the ballot and then analyzes potential 25th Amendment concerns brought about by a special prosecutor’s analysis of President Biden’s mental competency.

We’re reminded often to mind our “work-life balance”, but perhaps that distinction is drawn too plainly. Today we hear from David Bahnsen, author of the just-published Full Time: Work and the Meaning of Life, who makes the case that what we do for a living means a great deal more than what today’s wellness gurus […]

Today the Chicks chat about the surprising opening arguments at SCOTUS, Tucker’s bombshell interview with Putin, and the latest proof that Biden is not fit to serve.

Luke Coffey is an expert on foreign policy and national security. He works at the Hudson Institute. He was in the Army, serving in Afghanistan. Jay asks him about Afghanistan: Did we achieve anything in that country, in our 20 years there? Or was it all for naught? Discussion then turns to Ukraine: Is it […]

The Power Hour is a weekly podcast that discusses the most interesting energy and environmental policy issues of the day with top national experts. Jack welcomes Heritage colleagues Annie Chestnut Tudor and Mario Loyola this week to discuss the tech industry and its projected energy requirements. Annie is a leading expert in technology policy and Mario, a […]

Join Jim and Greg as they break down many aspects of what may be one of the most damaging days to Joe Biden’s presidency. First, they begin with the news that Special Counsel Robert Hur is recommending no charges against Biden despite his conclusion that Biden “willfully retained and disclosed classified material.” But Biden’s day […]

Adam White and Jace Lington chat with Law Professor Jed Handelsman Shugerman about lingering issues following the Supreme Court’s decision in the Biden v. Nebraska student loan case. They discuss a recent paper Shugerman presented at a Gray Center research roundtable, “Biden v. Nebraska: The New State Standing and the (Old) Purposive Major Questions Doctrine.” […]

Hillsdale College President Dr. Larry P. Arnn joins Hugh Hewitt on the Hillsdale Dialogues to discuss the crisis on America’s southern border, the gaps in America’s defense strategy, and the likelihood President Biden will be the Democratic Party’s nominee in 2024. Release date: 9 February 2024

On this episode of “The Federalist Radio Hour,” Faith Moore, host of the “Storytime for Grownups” podcast, joins Federalist Culture Editor Emily Jashinsky to discuss the importance of reading classic literature and analyze what makes a good story. You can find more of Moore’s work here. If you care about combatting the corrupt media that […]

Today’s podcast examines the consuming disaster that was Biden’s day yesterday and what on earth will happen going forward. Can he stay on the ticket? Will someone in his ambit bring up the 25th amendment? Will Democratic enthusiasm begin to resemble a flatline? And why did he throw Israel under the bus? Give a listen.

Medical malpractice lawsuits on behalf of detransitioners harmed by experimental treatments euphemistically referred to as “gender-affirming care” will yield multimillion-dollar judgments, a lawyer filing such suits predicts.   Ron Miller helped found the law firm Campbell Miller Payne, which represents people who formerly identified as transgender, underwent medical alterations, then rejected their transgender identities, and […]

As state legislatures convene in what is likely to be a competitive federal election year, what can states do to ensure their elections are fairly conducted? Jason Snead of the Honest Elections Project joins us to discuss his organization’s recommendations for safeguarding U.S. elections. Link: Safeguarding Our Elections Follow us on our Socials: Twitter: @capitalresearch […]

Alain Bertaud is an urbanist and a senior research scholar at the NYU Marron Institute of Urban Management. He is the author of a book about urban planning that is titled Order Without Design: How Markets Shape Cities. He has worked as an urban planner in a multitude of cities around the world. Today, we talk about his view of a city and what he’s observed as an urban planner. He gives us examples and draws connections between how culture and regulation shape cities --- he means literally; cities shaped by regulation are shaped like donuts. We discuss the problems with central planning from old Soviet cities to today's urban sprawl caused by zoning regulation. He explains how being a "free market urban planner" is not a contradiction and shares personal stories about how he came to this career.Never miss another AdamSmithWorks update.Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

On today’s Valentine’s episode, Brad Wilcox, author of the new book “Get Married,” joins She Thinks to discuss why he believes marriage is the solution to the decline in happiness. He says nothing predicts happiness in life better than a good marriage—not even a hefty bank account or a great career. We look at the […]

In this episode, Madison Trammel joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his new book “Fundamentalists in the Public Square.” Music by Frederic Chopin licensed via Creative Commons. Tracks reorganized, duplicated, and edited.

Guests: Khalil Habib, Tracy Lee Simmons, & Andrew Russell Host Scot Bertram talks with Khalil Habib, the William and Berniece Grewcock Chair in Constitutional History and professor of history at Hillsdale College, about Alexis de Tocqueville’s Democracy in America and which of his observations about America ring true today. Author and journalist Tracy Lee Simmons, […]

Alain Bertaud is an urbanist and a senior research scholar at the NYU Marron Institute of Urban Management. He is the author of a book about urban planning that is titled Order Without Design: How Markets Shape Cities. He has worked as an urban planner in a multitude of cities around the world. Today, we talk about his view of a city and what he’s observed as an urban planner. He gives us examples and draws connections between how culture and regulation shape cities --- he means literally; cities shaped by regulation are shaped like donuts. We discuss the problems with central planning from old Soviet cities to today's urban sprawl caused by zoning regulation. He explains how being a "free market urban planner" is not a contradiction and shares personal stories about how he came to this career.Never miss another AdamSmithWorks update.Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

TOP NEWS | On today’s Daily Signal Top News, we break down:   The Supreme Court heard arguments today for a major case that will determine whether states can keep former President Trump’s name off the ballot this election. NBC broke the news last night that Biden is considering taking executive action to address the […]

This week brings us the biggest oral argument of the term: Trump v. Anderson, which will decide whether states can disqualify President Trump from the ballot. Your hosts recap the complicated legal issues and explore oral arguments. Zack and GianCarlo also discuss the two opinions released this week, which involve whistleblower protections and suing the […]

TOP NEWS | On today’s Daily Signal Top News, we break down:   Special Counsel Robert Hur says President Joe Biden is an “elderly man with a poor memory.” Tucker Carlson’s two hour interview with Russian President ​​Vladimir Putin is out! Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu indicated plans to launch military operations in Gaza Strip […]

Yuli-Yoel Edelstein served as Speaker of the Israeli Knesset from 2013 to 2020. He was as shocked as the rest of the world by the violence of October 7th and the war that has followed. He sat down with Heritage Vice President Victoria Coates to talk about the effects of the war and Israel’s place […]

Common Sense Society Executive Editor Christopher Bedford and Federalist Culture Editor Emily Jashinsky break down the Senate’s catastrophic border bill and analyze the resulting meltdown among Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell’s allies. If you care about combatting the corrupt media that continue to inflict devastating damage on our country, please give a gift to help […]

We bring in another set of eyes this week to look at the MMTLP fiasco: Kristen Shaughnessy has been covering this story long before it got on our radar. Just a couple of journalists on the hunt for the truth. But we open the show with more evidence of government censorship. First there was Twitter […]

The Colorado Supreme Court ruled that former President Donald Trump should be struck from the ballot for violating Section 3 of the 14th Amendment, which applies to certain officials who have engaged in insurrection or rebellion. Does this Section apply to the former President? Can state officials enforce it in the absence of an implementing statute […]

Join Jim and Greg for three very revealing martinis today. First, they welcome Democrats from Pennsylvania and Ohio begging President Biden to reconsider his pause on liquefied natural gas exports to some countries because it’s bad for their states’ economies – not to mention an obvious effort to pander to environmental activists. Then they’re stunned […]

Today the Chicks chat the outrage surrounding Tucker Carlson’s interview with Putin, Trump’s trip to SCOTUS, and Taylor Swift’s safety at the Super Bowl.

Unfortunately, parents can’t trust mental health professionals on the issue of a transgender identity, a veteran social worker warns.   Pamela Garfield-Jaeger, a social worker with decades of experience dealing with mental health professionals and vulnerable people, warns that the over-psychologizing of childhood is contributing to the rise of rapid-onset gender dysphoria and the trauma […]

John Hinderaker joined the show to discuss a politically motivated attack on his offices. He also shared his thoughts on the 2024 presidential elections, abortion, border security and crime in American cities. John Hinderaker is one of the founders of Power Line and the President of the Center of the American Experiment.

James B. Meigs joins the podcast today to discuss new revelations about the possible cover-up of the origins of COVID and the role of leading figures in politics and science who participated in it. And we lament the Secretary of State’s words in Israel. Give a listen.

Media outlets have just begun to report on the rot of the United Nations Relief Works Agency – but the issue goes much farther back than October 7th, and the consequences will extend long past today. The top lines are that the Western-funded UN agency taught antisemitic propaganda in Palestinian territories for years; funded Hamas […]

Up on today’s Problematic Women – Taylor Swift is dating what some say it the first “real man” she has ever been with. Is that true? We give our hot takes. Plus, a special guest joins to talk dating advise this Valentine’s Day season. And what is the point of marriage? We discuss.   And […]

Today we look back at the history of Palestinian violence against the Jews in Israel (and in the pre-state Yishuv) — from the fall of the Ottoman Empire in 1917 through the myriad efforts to establish a Palestinian Arab State alongside a Jewish State in the 1930s and the 40s. In our discussion today, we […]

Henry may be off in paradise to cover the Virgin Islands’ Republican presidential caucuses, but he’s back for another deep dive into American politics. He enjoys what looks at first glance like a nothingburger in Nevada, and lays out what it means for Joe Biden, Nikki Haley and the man who wasn’t on the GOP […]

TOP NEWS | On today’s Daily Signal Top News, we break down:   The House’s failure to impeach Mayorkas. Conservative leaders call for repeal of FACE Act. Sen. Ted Cruz demands investigation of abortionist. Republican National Committee chairwoman Ronna McDaniel has offered to step down.   Listen to other podcasts from The Daily Signal: https://www.dailysignal.com/podcasts/ […]

On January 18, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo and Relentless Inc. v. Department of Commerce. These cases will determine whether Chevron v. NRDC, a 1984 case in which the Court held that courts should defer to agency interpretations of ambiguous statutes, should be overturned.This program will discuss the […]

Mollie testified to Congress. Join Federalist Editor-in-Chief Mollie Hemingway and Senior Editor David Harsanyi as they discuss everything wrong with U.S. elections, explain the politics behind the establishment’s disastrous border bill, and analyze the foreign policy situation under President Joe Biden. Mollie and David also share their culture picks for the week. If you care […]

This week on The Learning Curve, guest co-hosts Prof. Albert Cheng of the University of Arkansas and Alisha Searcy interview University of Tennessee Prof. Robert Norrell. He explores Booker T. Washington’s early life in slavery, his transformative leadership at Tuskegee Institute amidst Jim Crow racism, and his advocacy for vocational education as a means for […]

On this episode of The Report Card, Nat Malkus speaks with Tom Richards about the Florence Academy of Art, what serious art instruction looks like, how K–12 art education can be improved, the differences between music and art instruction, whether artistic talent is innate or can be taught, how art instruction has changed over the […]

The Senate bill that would provide billions of dollars’ worth of funding to Ukraine in exchange for increased border security measures is unlikely to pass into law, but certain provisions from the bill may make their way into future border legislation. Andrew Arthur, the Center for Immigration Studies’ Resident Fellow in Law and Policy and […]

Rep. Eli Crane (R-AZ) discusses the ongoing battle to secure our southern border, military aid to Ukraine, and how conservatives can take on the Swamp and WIN.   Rep. Eli Crane is a combat veteran, small-business owner, husband, father, and native Arizonan. Eli went on five war time deployments, three of them to the Middle […]

Today the Chicks discuss Tucker’s interview with Putin, the disgusting Border Bill, and the latest way Dems are totally gaslighting America.

Jeremy Carl of the Claremont Institute joins High Noon podcast to discuss everything about our current border crisis, including what’s in the Senate “border security” bill, the standoff in Texas, and how the politics of immigration are likely to play out going forward. — High Noon is an intellectual download featuring conversations that make possible a […]

Join Jim and Greg as they document the potential good news and definitely bad and crazy news for the Republican Party. First, they react to the news that Republican National Committee Chair Ronna Romney McDaniel will reportedly resign following the GOP South Carolina primary later this month. They chronicle her very unimpressive record on elections, […]

Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 applies to educational institutions at all levels that receive federal financial assistance from the Department of Education. As such, it has traditionally not applied to private schools that do not accept government funding, generally doled out in the form of federal grants or loans. Two recent cases […]

We are living in the age of deconstruction. We are constantly bombarded online, in schools, and sometimes even in our homes by attitudes and arguments aimed at deconstructing our faith. Through this, do we know what it means to question well? Faith is not the sort of thing that endures so long as our eyes are closed. […]

Well, that was quite a day for House Republicans, losing two votes in 15 minutes the chamber’s leaders didn’t seem to know they were going to lose. What does this portend? Will this help Biden—or will the image of a dysfunctional Washington help Trump? And how about that trip to the Middle East with Secretary […]

Who do you want to come to your rescue if you call the police? Do you want the very best qualified officers responding to your emergency or is it more important for your police department to hire based on diversity? Of course, you want the most competent people for that job. And the same goes […]

Studies have suggested that the number of young people who identify as transgender has exploded in recent years. While activists claim that these people are just discovering a latent truth suppressed by society, some scientists have set out to question what lies behind a phenomenon they term “rapid-onset gender dysphoria.”   Leor Sapir, a fellow […]

Jeff Sikkenga discusses the “Chevron Doctrine” with Mark Chenoweth, Director of the New Civil Liberties Alliance, and how this 1984 Supreme Court decision has led to a runaway federal regulatory regime. They discuss the history of the decision and current challenges to it – including NCLA’s appearance before the Supreme Court to challenge Chevron in January […]

On the latest episode of Giving Ventures, DonorsTrust Vice President Peter Lipsett talks with Norman Horn, founder and president of Libertarian Christian Institute; Nicholas Sarwark, executive director of the Libertarian Policy Foundation; and Tom DiLorenzo, president of the Mises Institute. The guests, among other things, make the Christian case for Austrian economics.

TOP NEWS | On today’s Daily Signal Top News, we break down:   ·       The death of legendary country music star Toby Keith ·       Biden’s speech in support of the Senate immigration bill. ·       White House pressure on Amazon to suppress books that questioned the Covid-19 vaccines ·       Trump blasts DC court over executive immunity decision.   Listen to […]

Welcome to The Weekly Sceptic, episode 74! This week: Toby has all the gossip from Liz Truss’s ‘PopCon’ event; A criminal who gamed the asylum system commits a despicable chemical attack, yet Gillian Keegan and others claim this is “not really about asylum”; MP Mike Freer steps down due to death threats and an arson […]

40 years ago, Ronald Reagan traveled to his hometown in Dixon, Illinois for his 73rd birthday celebration on February 6th, 1984. True to form, the jokes were flying, as were the warm memories. He was there with his older brother, Neil, his sister-in-law, and of course, Nancy. They toured one of the homes the Reagan […]

Writer and podcaster Coleman Hughes joins Federalist Culture Editor Emily Jashinsky to make the case for colorblindness and discuss what the political left and right get wrong about race. You can find Hughes’ book, “The End of Race Politics: Arguments For A Colorblind America,” here. If you care about combatting the corrupt media that continues […]

Join Jim and Greg as they dive into three big martinis today! First, they welcome Dartmouth’s decision to once again use the SAT as a factor in admissions. Not only is it one of several valuable tools when considering an application, but Jim’s reporting also shows that efforts to get rid of the SAT actually […]

Today the Chicks chat about Tucker’s epic interview in Russia, the Republican battle for border security, and Bill Maher’s latest rant.

The collapse of the border deal that Republicans negotiated and then killed themselves; the trouble now with aid to Ukraine and Israel; and a general sense that things simply don’t work in American politics any longer—these are what we discuss today. Give a listen.

Corey DeAngelis, senior fellow at the American Federation for Children, joins Students Over Systems to discuss the educational industrial complex, the pernicious influence of teachers unions, and the recent growth in school choice programs. Corey explains why he advises leaning into the culture wars in his upcoming book, The Parent Revolution. He also dispels a […]

The Senate released the text of a 370-page spending bill Sunday that includes about $20 billion for border-related provisions and $60 billion for Ukraine.   The bill was originally intended to be a bipartisan compromise giving Democrats the Ukraine funding they have advocated for, and Republicans the border-security measure they have called for. But border […]

Joe Selvaggi interviews Dr. Benjamin Zycher, a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, on the impact of President Biden’s executive order to halt liquefied natural gas export approvals. They explore potential economic impacts, the response from trading partners, and the negligible effect on climate. Guest: Benjamin Zycher is a senior fellow at the American Enterprise […]

In this episode, Jonathan Barth joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss “The Study of American History in Our Universities,” a report made by Arizona State University’s Center for American Institutions. Music by Jack Bauerlein.

TOP NEWS | On today’s Daily Signal Top News, we break down:   House Speaker Mike Johnson has called the Senate’s border bill “worse than expected” and says it is dead on arrival in the House. Truckers hold peaceful rally in Texas to demand border security. A therapist says she was told she had to […]

Filmmaker Robby Starbuck joins Federalist Culture Editor Emily Jashinsky to give the inside scoop on his new film exposing the dangers that Big Tech, gender ideology, and communism pose to parents and kids alike. You can find Starbuck’s film, “The War On Children,” here. If you care about combatting the corrupt media that continues to […]

Today, the chicks chat about Biden strikes, Trump’s latest bombshell interview, and the total nonsense at the Grammys.

Join Jim and Greg as they dissect horrible polling numbers for President Biden, an easy win for him in the South Carolina primary, and the absolute non-starter of a border security bill. First, they dig through an NBC poll showing Biden not only trailing Donald Trump but getting trounced by large margins on issues ranging […]

This week, Eric, Anthony, and Dylan are joined by John G. Grove, managing editor of Law & Liberty, to discuss his essay in the Winter edition of Religion & Liberty, “The Gods of the City.” Is Christian nationalism a real thing? What is the proper interplay between faith and government? Then Emily joins the show to […]

In this deep dive episode the Chicks sit down with Megyn Kelly to discuss the Taylor Swift conspiracy theories, the E. Jean Carroll defamation case against Trump, the impact of RFK on the election, and the debate Matt Walsh has started between working moms and stay-at-home moms. Megyn also share her hopeful thoughts on the […]

Katelynn Perry sat in her bathtub doing Google searches on her phone. Was there a way to save her unborn baby? She had taken the first chemical abortion pill that day and had decided she was not going to take the rest. After visiting Planned Parenthood, Perry says, she “knew that taking that first pill was […]

Today’s podcast takes up the NBC News poll that shows Biden not only losing to Trump, but with only 23 percent of Americans saying he has the mental and/or physical stamina to be president. Yikes. How will this affect the discussions over the Senate’s version of a new bill dealing with the border crisis? Give […]

Andrew Gutmann’s outstanding letter to Brearley parents is here. It cannot be stated strongly enough that Brearley’s obsession with race must stop. It should be abundantly clear to any thinking parent that Brearley has completely lost its way. The administration and the Board of Trustees have displayed a cowardly and appalling lack of leadership by […]

It’s been obvious for three years that President Biden has no intention of securing our borders and Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas is still the one implementing Biden’s surrender on national security. And now we have the smoking gun proving Mayorkas ordered the border patrol to stop doing its job. Today, Sara welcomes retired U.S. […]

In this deep dive episode the Chicks sit down with Megyn Kelly to discuss the Taylor Swift conspiracy theories, the E. Jean Carroll defamation case against Trump, the impact of RFK on the election, and the debate Matt Walsh has started between working moms and stay-at-home moms. Megyn also share her hopeful thoughts on the […]

On this episode of Reaganism, Reagan Institute Director Roger Zakheim sits down with Congressman Carlos A. Giménez who represents Florida’s 28th district in the U.S. House of Representatives. They discuss his origins as a firefighter in South Florida, his pathway to public service in Congress and how the U.S. House is approaching the most pressing […]

James Karp was a US Marine (1st Battalion, 3rd Marines) and fought at the 2nd Battle of Fallujah. After leaving the Corps, James joined the French Foreign Legion and went on to be an archaeological technician, working throughout North and Central America. Most recently, James volunteered for the Ukraine Foreign Legion and was in country […]

Haviv Rettig Gur of the TIMES OF ISRAEL returns for his weekly check-in from Israel. There has been a recent flurry of statements coming out of London, Washington, Brussels and the UN about the need to move on the recognition (or establishment) of a Palestinian state. Some have even argued for bypassing discussions about conceptualization, […]

The Power Hour is a weekly podcast that discusses the most interesting energy and environmental policy issues of the day with top national experts. We are joined today by Isaac Orr of the Center for the American Experiment. Isaac is an expert on the electricity grid and explains how poor policy choices are leading to instability in […]

TOP NEWS | On today’s Daily Signal Top News, we break down:   Fulton County DA Investigating Trump subpoenaed by Congress over claims of misusing federal funds. Chinese nationals attempt to infiltrate Pearl Harbor. A surprisingly good January jobs report.   Listen to other podcasts from The Daily Signal: https://www.dailysignal.com/podcasts/ Get daily conservative news you […]

After a short hiatus, we are back with Take Back Our Schools. Welcome Back! On this episode, Beth and Andrew speak with the powerhouse father-son team of Shelby and Eli Steele about race relations in America. Both Shelby and Eli share their views on the recent Claudine Gay affair at Harvard University and give their […]

John Yoo is where?? Mexico!?!? So after all that talk the last couple weeks saying the situation at the southern border did not constitute an “invasion,” now he’s in Mexico on some undisclosed clandestine mission. Which makes no sense: they don’t even have McRibb there. Taking John’s place this week is Inez Stepman of the […]

Is that a fresh pot sitting on the Bunn-O-Matic? Pour me a cup and hand me a pack of crackers. And put away that screwdriver. You’ll void the warranty on this episode of The Diner.

Do you ever get that queasy feeling by the occassional thought that the people running our foreign policy agenda are, well… dumb? We do too. And so does our guest Rich Goldberg, who had to explain some basics to the House Foreign Affairs Committee earlier this week. He joins today to discuss everything from UNRWA […]

Dr. Larry P. Arnn, President of Hillsdale College, joins Hugh Hewitt on the Hillsdale Dialogues for his series on “Churchill the Writer.” In this episode, Dr. Arnn and Hugh continue their discussion of The World Crisis, Vol. 1, which covers the origins and earliest days of World War I from 1911-1914. Release date: 02 February 2024

On this episode of “The Federalist Radio Hour,” Dr. J. Michael Waller, a senior analyst for strategy at the Center for Security Policy, joins Federalist Culture Editor Emily Jashinsky to recount his time as a CIA operative and trace intelligence agencies’ path from rejecting communism during the Cold War to embracing cultural Marxism today. You […]

Today the Chicks chat about the illegals who are literally mocking America, the Senate staffer who should’ve gone to jail, and MTG’s bold statement about Ilhan Omar.

January 31st was the deadline for both the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) to answer questions about their handling of the MMTLP affair. Representative Ralph Norman (R – SC5) joins us to talk about the response (or lack thereof) and where Congress should proceed from here. Can you say […]

Join Jim and Greg for good, bad, and crazy martinis to wrap up the work week! First, they’re impressed as the U.S. economy added 353,000 jobs in January – nearly double the amount expected. They also discuss the potential political impact of reports like this on the 2024 campaign and some additional caveats to the […]

Today’s podcast looks at some very good economic statistics on job and wage growth and wonders whether fortune is favoring the president and his chances in November. Then again, what about the fact he said he was going to strike in response to the deaths of Americans in Jordan and hasn’t done so? Also, the […]

Adam White and Jace Lington chat with Law Professor Michael D. Ramsey about how originalists can defend the major questions doctrine as a substantive canon of interpretation. He examines post-ratification court practice and other substantive canons designed by judges to minimize the harms of judicial error when interpreting ambiguous statutes. Ramsey recently presented a paper […]

As students across the United States struggle to master basic reading and math skills coming out of the COVID-19 pandemic, some schools are dedicating the first week of February to “Black Lives Matter at School” in a “Week of Action.”   Tina Descovich, co-founder of Moms for Liberty, urges parents to see whether their school […]

All is not well at the Democratic Socialists of America, the most prominent and powerful openly socialist political advocacy organization in America. Longtime activists are quitting, the budget isn’t balancing, and Everything Leftism is propagating. Joining me to discuss the turmoil at the DSA are my colleagues Sarah Lee and Robert Stilson. Links: Turmoil at […]

Ben Klutsey is the Director of Academic Outreach and the Director of the Program on Pluralism and Civil Exchange at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University. He is also one of the masterminds behind a recent documentary, Undivide Us, which tackles the affective polarization in America and how to remedy it through thoughtful conversation. We talk about Ben’s journey and how it led him to this project, the findings of the Undivide Us documentary, and potential solutions to the divisions in society today. Near the end, we discuss the relationship between technology and affective polarization, and the limitations of virtual interactions. Ben gives advice to individuals and institutions longing for deeper connections across perceived boundaries and divisions. Never miss another AdamSmithWorks update.Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

On this week’s episode, Matt Martens joins She Thinks podcast as we consider criminal justice through the lens of faith, asking the question: how do we seek the best for both the criminally victimized and the criminally accused? We discuss the history of the American criminal justice system—its successes and its failures—and look at the […]

TOP NEWS | On today’s Daily Signal Top News, we break down:   The House passes a Child Tax Credit bill on Wednesday Conservatives in Congress blast the Biden administration for siccing SPLC on Moms for Liberty. Capitol Police say there will be no charges for Senate staffer who filmed sex tape. The House passes […]

Guests: Paul Moreno, Amity Shlaes, & D.G. Hart Host Scot Bertram talks with Paul Moreno, William and Berniece Grewcock chair in Constitutional History and professor of History at Hillsdale College, about life and legacy of groundbreaking baseball player Jackie Robinson on the anniversary of his birth. Amity Shlaes, chair of the Coolidge Foundation and author […]

Of his many failures as president, Joe Biden’s dereliction at the border may be the worst. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas has done nothing but aid and abet the invasion of our nation while lying to the American people that our border is secure. Today, Arizona Rep. Andy Biggs joins Sara to discuss when House […]

This week, Congress has summoned leaders of America’s biggest social media companies to Washington to testify on child safety. Dangers abound for the users of Tiktok, Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, and others. Annie Chestnut Tutor, Policy Analyst for the Tech Policy Center at The Heritage Foundation, joins the podcast to explain.  —  Have thoughts? Let us […]

Republican Rep. Mary Miller joins Federalist Culture Editor Emily Jashinsky to discuss adjusting from farm life in Illinois to Congress, the impeachment of Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, and American voters’ top concerns heading into the 2024 election. If you care about combatting the corrupt media that continues to inflict devastating damage, please […]

Today the Chicks chat about some explosive testimony from UN Watch, the hearing that was super embarrassing for Zuck, and Biden’s latest trip.

In 1984, while speaking at Memorial Day ceremonies honoring an unknown serviceman of the Vietnam Conflict, President Reagan said, “We know why he died. He saw the horrors of war but bravely faced them, certain his own cause and his country’s cause was a noble one; that he was fighting for human dignity, for free […]

America seems to be on a locked path towards a Trump-Biden rematch in 2024. But is this what people want? The polls say no. And is this really our only option? No Labels, the organization looking at presenting a third-party candidate, agrees. Decried (mostly by Democrats, for now) as a spoiler, No Labels leadership believes […]

To anyone who seriously follows electoral politics, today’s guest will need no introduction. Nate Cohn joins Henry to cover the ins and outs of the polling world: everything from the voter file to polling aggregation; plus Nate’s precinct analysis and the “Election Needle”. They also discuss the problems with issue polling and the demographic warning […]

After seeing the needs in his community, Pastor Chris Avell made the decision to keep the doors of his church open 24/7.   “We’re called to reach the lost 24/7,” Avell says, adding that this includes the “the hurting, the broken, the least of these.”   Pastor Chris Avell opened the doors of his church, […]

Join Jim and Greg as they serve up three alarming martinis today. First, they fume as the Biden administration is reportedly considering public recognition of a Palestinian state, possibly with no conditions whatsoever. Whether it’s really under consideration or just a diplomatic tool to pressure Israel, Jim and Greg explain why this is a terrible […]

In this episode, Amul Thapar joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his new book, “The People’s Justice: Clarence Thomas and the Constitutional Stories that Define Him.” Music by Jack Bauerlein.

Today’s podcast looks at the relationship between superstars Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce and expresses both annoyance at their omnipresence and disgust at the effort by MAGA to turn their relationship into something pernicious and evil. And speaking of pernicious, what about the latest American “peace plan” as laid out by Thomas “I Talked to […]

Bill spoke with Brian Kennedy about lessons learned from the New Hampshire primary, how we can ensure a safe and secure 2024 election, and the television series, “The Chosen”.

Up on today’s Problematic Women – We are shaking things up and first, we take a deep dive into the current situation on the southern border. Then, Virginia is sitting down with the Founder of the Network of Enlightened Women to talk about surviving college as a conservative woman. And as always, we’ll be crowning […]

This Week’s episode of the Parsing Immigration Podcast offers key findings from a European field-research trip by Todd Bensman, the Center’s national security fellow. Bensman was a visiting fellow at the Budapest-based Migration Research Institute, and examined borders in Hungary, Slovenia, Poland, Croatia, Bosnia, Serbia, Kosovo, North Macedonia, and Greece. Bensman’s research revealed a resurgence […]

TOP NEWS | On today’s Daily Signal Top News, we break down:     ·       Sen. Lindsay Graham blasts Big Tech companies. ·       FBI director warns of China hacking threat. ·       House impeachment of DHS Secretary Mayorkas continues. ·       Denver mayor says city is nearing the breaking point in regard to asylum seekers. ·       Oregon declares state of emergency over fentanyl.   […]

Emily Jashinsky joins High Noon podcast the last Wednesday of every month. This month, the ladies talk about Bryan Johnson’s Year Zero remarks, and whether the speed and specifics of technological change really have the potential to rearrange not just human affairs but human nature. They also talk about why Ron DeSantis failed to persuade […]

Sara spends the day reflecting on the murders of three American soldiers killed in a drone attack by an Iranian-backed militia. Dozens more were injured. Sara made many trips to the war zone in Afghanistan. She’s been there when enemy rockets hit the camp and service members were killed or maimed. She’s seen battle-hardened troops […]

The U.S.-Mexico border standoff is getting hot. Join Federalist Editor-in-Chief Mollie Hemingway and Senior Editor David Harsanyi as they break down Texas’s right to self-defense, analyze establishment GOP support for Democrats’ bad border bill, discuss Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas’ impeachment proceedings, and dive into the Biden administration’s dangerous foreign policy in the […]

Phillips O’Brien is a professor of strategic studies at the University of St Andrews in Scotland. He has had a British career. He was born and bred in Boston, however. In recent years, he has thought and written a lot about Ukraine—and he has valuable things to say about all the essential questions. For instance, […]

If “personnel is policy,” what should the next conservative administration do to ensure success, and how can you be a part of the solution?   John McEntee joins Kevin to discuss why getting personnel right must be prioritized in the coming presidential transition. They reminisce about John’s journey to the White House, provide an optimistic […]

Today the Chicks discuss the very necessary impeachment, why Taylor Swift made Republicans mad, and a concerning tweet from James O’Keefe.

Join Jim and Greg as they dish up three big martinis today and update one from Tuesday. Before the first martini, they respond to unnamed Trump advisers suggesting a “holy war” against Taylor Swift if she publicly endorses Biden. Instead of just ignoring it if that happens, the former president’s team seems committed to the […]

On today’s show, Tyler O’Neil sits down with Father Paul Sullins, senior research associate at the Ruth Institute and a former sociology professor at Catholic University, to discuss his research into “sexual orientation change efforts.”   Sullins analyzes the best data on how people who identify as homosexual have fared after undergoing therapies to address […]

In this episode, we bring you a recent Acton Lecture Series event with Kevin Vallier. The 20th century featured an unusual phenomenon: global secularizing movements. In the 19th century, these movements were confined mostly to Western Europe, but in the 20th century they exploded, suppressing the influence of religion around the world. In some milder […]

This week on The Learning Curve, guest co-hosts Alisha Searcy and Charlie Chieppo interview the executive director of TIMSS & PIRLS, Dr. Matthias von Davier. He explores his educational background and its influence on directing TIMSS & PIRLS, shedding light on psychometrics and standardized testing. Dr. von Davier discusses the shift in education policy’s focus, the global education data landscape, and the pandemic’s effects on K-12 education around the world. He addresses […]

Today’s podcast discusses the beating of a Chabad rabbi by a ride-share driver in DC and what it suggests about the spate of violent acts against Jews after 10/7, how this might tie into the border issue, and Congressional races in which this kind of thing will play a role. Give a listen.

Jeff is joined by Dr. Eric Sands of Berry College to discuss the origins, role, evolution, and impact of political parties in America. This is one of those episodes wherein you learn some history, and your understanding of our current situation becomes more clear. Host: Jeff Sikkenga Executive Producer: Greg McBrayer Producer: Jeremy Gypton Subscribe […]

TOP NEWS | On today’s Daily Signal Top News, we break down:   Hearings begin to discuss Mayorkas impeachment. Illinois board rules that Trump will stay on the ballot. Rep. Cori Bush under investigation. Montana family says that the state “kidnapped” their daughter for not doing a gender transition. Relevant Links Listen to other podcasts […]

The federal government threw everything it could at the Lone Star State. But it was not enough. After a weekend of a standoff at Shelby Park, the Biden administration is scampering back to Washington D.C. with its tail between its legs. Sara just got back from reporting live from the Texas border and on today’s […]

Welcome to The Weekly Sceptic, episode 73! This week: — As the world creeps ever closer to all-out war, Nick and Toby discuss whether they’d fight for their country — Laurence Fox loses his lawsuit, but why is it libellous to call someone a paedo but not a racist? — After distancing herself from the […]

On this episode of “The Federalist Radio Hour,” entrepreneur and author Nick Adams joins Federalist Staff Editor Samuel Mangold-Lenett to discuss the weaponization of the sexes and explain how men can lean into their masculinity. If you care about combatting the corrupt media that continues to inflict devastating damage, please give a gift to help […]

Today the Chicks chat Biden’s latest war, Joy Reid’s hot mic admissions, and why Elon Musk’s newest thing is kind of scary.

Join Jim and Greg today for the return of the good martini, a very important bad one, and a highly-spirited crazy martini that either indicates a sinister left-wing plot, the rescue of Western Civilization, or just maybe, something in between. First, they are pleasantly surprised to see a serious prosecution and sentencing for the IRS […]

By the end of January every year, except for Inaugural years, the President fulfills his or her constitutional duty to “give to the Congress information on the State of the Union” (Article II, section 3 of the Constitution). So yes, today’s podcast will focus on the infamous State of the Union address which generally includes […]

President Joe Biden says the U.S. “shall respond” after a drone attack Sunday left three U.S. Army soldiers dead and more than 30 others wounded at a base in Jordan. Iran-backed militias were reported to be responsible for the deadly drone attack, and in response, Robert Greenway says, the U.S. needs to make Iran “feel the cost” of […]

Why has Martin Luther King Jr.’s vision of a color-blind society suffered so many recent setbacks? Classical philosopher Andre Archie argues that we need to bring back King’s vision, and points to the ways that the Classical ideas of virtues can inform our modern understanding of virtue as separate from race. Along the way, the […]

Today we get into the growing UNRWA scandal and how it exposes the deep, structural absurdities of the agency’s very existence. We also talk about the American elite’s twisted view of U.S.-Israeli relations and whether Joe Biden should pay attention to younger Americans who oppose his support for Israel. Give a listen.

Host Joe Selvaggi interviews Scott Lincicome from the Cato Institute. They discuss the U.S. manufacturing industry, international trade, and industrial policy. They dispel the myth of manufacturing decline, highlighting sector evolution and productivity. The conversation moves to industrial policy, emphasizing the need for targeted protection and cautioning against broad subsidization due to potential inefficiencies. Benefits […]

Are conservative parents better? On this episode of the Bespoke Parenting Podcast, host Julie Gunlock talks to psychologist and practicing family physician Dr. Leonard Sax about parenting styles and philosophies such as gentle parenting and its unintended consequences, the importance of structure, boundary setting, and guardrails for kids, and the interesting political polarization we’re seeing […]

TOP NEWS | On today’s Daily Signal Top News, we break down:   President Joe Biden says the U.S. will respond after an attack in Jordan left three soldiers dead. A trucker convoy is headed to the southern border to demand the Biden administration secure the border. Multiple nations have joined the U.S. in suspending […]

Inez Stepman joins Federalist Culture Editor Emily Jashinsky to discuss the relationship between nihilism and capitalism and explain the reasons for Silicon Valley’s cultural decline. Stepman is a senior policy analyst at Independent Women’s Forum, host of “High Noon,” and a senior contributor at The Federalist. Read Stepman’s article, “Ambitious Nihilism,” here. If you care […]

This week, Eric, Dan, and Emily discuss the Supreme Court’s ruling lifting an injunction that prevented the federal government from removing razor wire installed by the state of Texas at the southern border. What did SCOTUS actually do here? What are we supposed to do in this bizarre situation where the federal government will not […]

Today the Chicks discuss Biden’s latest foreign policy FAILURE, the unbelievable $$ Trump is expected to pay his accuser, and Ben Shapiro’s latest chart-topping rap. Bonus: Super Bowl excitement!

Join Jim and Greg as they kick off the week with three difficult martinis! First, they’re furious over Iranian-backed militia forces targeting, killing, and wounding American troops in Jordan. What is the best way to punish Iran now since President Biden’s “proportionate” approach did not deter the first 150 attacks? Then they cringe as White […]

In this episode, Seamus Bruner joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his new book, “Controligarchs: Exposing the Billionaire Class, their Secret Deals, and the Globalist Plot to Dominate Your Life.” Music by Jack Bauerlein.

Today’s podcast worries over Joe Biden’s next steps relating to Iran and its proxies attacking Americans in the Middle East and the temptation to do just a little bit and not a lot to respond, which will only make things worse. It’s even more puzzling given how vulnerable Biden is in an election year against […]

In the investment and financial services industry, companies like BlackRock, State Street, and Vanguard are dominate players. But they’re also increasingly beholden to stakeholder activism. That’s resulted in a greater focus on leftist ideas like DEI—diversity, equity, and inclusion—and ESG—environmental, social, and corporate governance.   Strive takes a different approach. It’s focused on maximizing value […]

In this conversation, Zach Abraham explains the concept of GDP (Gross Domestic Product) and its significance. He discusses how GDP is calculated and the difference between nominal GDP and real GDP. Zach also highlights the potential understatement of inflation and its impact on GDP growth. He further explores the concept of hedonic adjustments and their […]

On this episode of Reaganism, Reagan Institute Director Roger Zakheim sits down with the 33rd Under Secretary of the Navy, and former Acting Secretary of the Navy, the Honorable Thomas Modly. They discuss the overall U.S. naval force structure including the 355 ship fleet, and what we need for today’s challenges. They also touch on […]

On this pop-up episode of She Thinks, Carrie Sheffield joins to help us consider IWF’s January policy focus: Becoming American with Health Savings Accounts (HSAs). We discuss what HSAs are, why current unequal access to them limits our freedom, and how allowing universal and robust HSAs can improve your provider and treatment options as well as […]

The UN has one central agency responsible for handling all refugees globally, but Palestinian refugees have their own UN agency, UNRWA. Why? The number of Palestinian refugees has increased from 360,000 in 1948 to to 5.9 million today. And those Palestinian refugees or descendants of refugees that have citizenship in other countries maintain their refugee […]

The Power Hour is a weekly podcast that discusses the most interesting energy and environmental policy issues of the day with top national experts. Join Jack this week for a conversation with one of The Heritage Foundation’s top legal experts, Jack Fitzhenry. We often don’t think about the Supreme Court when we think about energy and environmental […]

TOP NEWS | On today’s Daily Signal Top News, we break down:   President Joe Biden tells Israel’s prime minister he is not in it for a year of war, according to reporting from Axios. The Biden administration temporarily pushes pause on approvals of liquefied natural gas exports. Trump abruptly gets up and leaves the […]

An episode that rests quietly as a snowflake hitting your tongue… and as spicy as one-too-many dashes of hot sauce… and the stuff of bad childhood dreams… that’s The Diner.

This month GLoP is literally all over the place and time: the guys discuss a time traveling Podhoretz, Back To School, the curious courtship of Alan Bloom and Susan Sontag, the Oscars — including Poor Things (they’re not fans) and Killers of The Flower Moon (ditto), some little known productions of the Odd Couple and […]

Richard Epstein predicts the demise of Chevron deference after two cases were argued in front of the Supreme Court and then he discusses Texas Governor Abbott’s spat with the Biden administration on the border.

The GOP primary is basically dunzo. Time to look ahead towards the general election, the future of the Republican Party, even on to the generations that will take it over one day. To do so our merry Ricochet gang is joined by Governor Scott Walker, now the president of Young America’s Foundation. Peter, James and […]

On this episode of “The Federalist Radio Hour,” Todd Bensman, a senior national security fellow at the Center for Immigration Studies, joins Federalist Culture Editor Emily Jashinsky to break down the border crisis battle between Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and the Biden administration, analyze the Senate’s amnesty bill, and share an update on Europe’s border […]

Former Chief Assistant U.S. Attorney and National Review Contributing Editor Andy McCarthy is in for Jim today, and he and Greg serve up three lousy martinis. First, they roll their eyes as the United Nations’ irrelevant International Court of Justice orders Israel to stop committing acts of genocide in Gaza, must allow aid to flow […]

This special ad-free edition, posted a day ahead of the usual schedule because of the urgency of events at the southern border, finds the 3WHH hosts engaging in their own civil war over the question of whether states have any remedy when the federal government abdicates is responsibility to protect the border. Steve and Lucretia […]

In this Rehearings episode, we replay our interview with the Judge Allison Jones Rushing. Rehearings airs our favorite old interviews on weeks when things are otherwise quiet at the Supreme Court.   Follow us on Twitter @scotus101 and @tzsmith. And please send questions, comments, or ideas for future episodes to scotus101@heritage.org.   Don’t forget to […]

Today the Chicks chat about the border crisis, RNC’s weird new antics, and why we might be headed towards civil war!

Dr. Larry P. Arnn, President of Hillsdale College, joins Hugh Hewitt on the Hillsdale Dialogues for his series on “Churchill the Writer.” In this episode, Dr. Arnn and Hugh continue their discussion of The World Crisis, Vol. 1, which covers the origins and earliest days of World War I from 1911-1914. Release date: 26 January 2024

Today the Chicks chat about the border crisis, RNC’s weird new antics, and why we might be headed towards civil war!

Jamie Reed, the former clinician who blew the whistle last year on a gender clinic in St. Louis, tells “The Daily Signal Podcast” that there are more whistleblowers out there, and she raises the alarm about the “totalitarian” mentality of large LGBTQ organizations that seek to silence those who disagree with them.   She also […]

If you’re like me, electricity is something that just comes out of the wall and turns on the lights. If you’re like our guest, energy policy expert and creator of the docuseries Juice: Power, Politics, and the Grid Robert Bryce, energy and electricity are so much more—he joins Ken and me to discuss the realities […]

Today’s podcast discusses all the efforts to end things in DC—negotiations over border legislation, the Nikki Haley campaign, the process by which the Republican Party functions—and why everybody who’s working to stop things might be acting in a short-sighted and self-destructive manner. Give a listen.

Preorder Glenn’s forthcoming memoir, Late Admissions: Confessions of a Black Conservative … Why Glenn wrote a memoir (and why you should order it now) … A ringing endorsement from John … What does Martin Luther King Jr. Day mean in 2024? … Preserving King’s belief in “the content of our character” … What would King […]

Adam White and Jace Lington chat with Ronald A. Cass about the future of judicial deference to agency actions. They discuss Cass’s recent papers, “Fixing Deference: Delegation, Discretion, and Deference Under Separated Powers,” published by the New York University Journal of Law & Liberty, and “Getting Deference Right,” published by National Affairs. Ron insists on […]

In this episode, Matthew B. Crawford joins the podcast to talk about his article, “The Rise of Antihumanism” from August 2023. They evaluate the antihumanisms gripping the West. Music by Jack Bauerlein.

Robert Lawson is the Jerome M. Fullinwider Centennial Chair in Economic Freedom and is director of the Bridwell Institute for Economic Freedom in the Cox School of Business at Southern Methodist University. Today, we talk about James Gwartney, a great economist who recently passed but leaves a significant legacy, from accessible and interesting textbooks to the creation of the Economic Freedom of the World index. Unlike many academics, he even left his desk to pursue his ideas! We discuss Gwartney’s life and how his work has transformed the teaching of and measurement in economics. Never miss another AdamSmithWorks update.Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

It’s a lively session in the faculty lounge, as Professors Richard Epstein and John Yoo are both coming to us from California and … let’s just say that Richard seems to be enjoying life in the sun. First up, a guided tour through Donald Trump’s legal travails: the questions about whether he’ll be allowed on […]

Do you trust the Biden administration to secure the border? Greg Abbott and conservative governors across America certainly don’t. In the face of an unrelenting border crisis, brave state leaders from every corner of our country are standing up to a federal government that refuses to enforce the law. This current predicament has the chance […]

Four US Senate candidates gathered for the first televised debate in advance of California’s March 5 primary; the state’s alarming budget deficit exposes fundamental problems with spending and taxes; and what are the odds of Silicon Valley luminaries building a new city form scratch in the heart of rural Solano County? Hoover senior fellow Lee […]

On this week’s episode of She Thinks, we highlight National Human Trafficking Prevention Month to bring awareness to this ongoing issue not only globally but in the United States as well. Sheri Lopez joins to give her first-hand account of being groomed and trafficked as a girl. She bravely shares her story in order to […]

In this episode, Josiah Ober joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his new book “The Civic Bargain: How Democracy Survives.” Music by Frederic Chopin licensed via Creative Commons. Tracks reorganized, duplicated, and edited.

Al Jazeera is constantly blasting a steady stream of stories and images to the Arab world about ‘tens of thousands of Palestinians dead,’ according to the Hamas-run Gaza Ministry of Health. Condemnations against Israel are issued all over the place, with charges of Israeli genocide leveled on U.S. college campuses to the International Court of […]

Description:    TOP NEWS | On today’s Daily Signal Top News, we break down:   GOP governors are voicing support for Texas Gov. Greg Abbott after a Supreme Court order gives the federal government permission to remove razor wire along Texas’ border with Mexico. Tucker Carlson delivers two speeches in Canada. Senate Minority Leader Mitch […]

School choice is experiencing a groundswell of support from parents ready to step up to the plate for their kids’ education. But what’s next for the surge in school choice? Heritage Research Fellow Jason Bedrick and School Choice advocate Corey DeAngelis explain.  —  Have thoughts? Let us know at heritageexplains@heritage.org — Find Jason Bedrick on […]

Joe Biden’s border war with Texas has larger implications that are major problems for Democrats.

Gen Z interns are attempting to bully their bosses into getting their way.

Progressives are claiming a murderer is the victim.

As part of our Auschwitz. Not long ago. Not far away. exhibit, the Reagan Foundation has been hosting authors whose books cover the atrocities of the holocaust, mainly told through survivor’s eyes. In this week’s Reagan Forum podcast, we go back to our in-person event with Audrey Birnbaum, who shares with us the story of […]

On this episode of “The Federalist Radio Hour,” Nina Teicholz, an investigative science journalist and author, joins Federalist Western Correspondent Tristan Justice to discuss what popular documentaries get right and wrong about nutrition, processed food, and veganism. They also analyze the politicization of health and expose the activist network pushing plant-based eating. You can find […]

Hugh Hewitt joins Beyond the Polls for a rousing discussion of politics at home and abroad. They search for common threads and draw distinctions among the nations seeing populist waves; and they dig in to the Trump-Haley race for the Republican nomination. Plus, Henry reminds us that the Republican primary wasn’t the only contest held […]

Today the Chicks discuss the drama in the Arizona Republican Party, Trump’s breakdown over Kayleigh McEnany, and the intense border crisis in Texas.

There are no good martinis today but there are two very important bad ones and a crazy one too! First, they dive into Texas Gov. Greg Abbott insisting that Texas will keep defending the border because the Biden administration has chosen not to, and he says the Constitution is clearly on his side. Meanwhile, some […]

We touch a bit on politics as we put the first primary into the rear view mirror; offer our weekly MMTLP story update and then talk to Dani Pascarella, CFP of OneEleven about helping you achieve your American Dream. All that and the Parting Shot.

The Center for Immigration Studies hosted a panel discussion examining present asylum laws in the United States and in Europe, how they work, their impact on illegal immigration, and proposals for reform. Members of the newly formed International Network for Immigration Research (INIR), which includes like-minded think tanks in the U.S., Israel, Hungary, France, and […]

Bullet holes and toppled furniture bear witness to what happened in the home of one young couple living in Israel close to the border with Gaza on Oct. 7. Their home still partially stands, but they—and about 100 other members of their small community—are dead.   Walking through the streets of the small village, Joel […]

Up on today’s Problematic Women – How prepared is America for war? We have the data and it’s pretty bleak. Plus, it is national School Choice Week! We celebrate by highlighting some of the best modern alternatives to a traditional public education. And are we really as productive working from home as in the office? […]

TOP NEWS | On today’s Daily Signal Top News, we break down:     ·         Trump won the New Hampshire primary by double digits on Tuesday. ·         Oregon Democrats propose bill to pull back from drug decriminalization ·         Sen. Ted Cruz, blasts Biden administration for use of SPLC. ·         Congresswoman blasts Harvard for lack of effort on antisemitism investigation. […]

The latest novel by Mark Helprin is “The Oceans and the Stars.” What’s it about? Helprin gives this summation, in his conversation with Jay: “love and war.” The book is also a hymn to the U.S. Navy. Helprin and Jay talk about the writing life and life at large.

The beginning of the end of the 2024 GOP primary is here. Join Federalist Editor-in-Chief Mollie Hemingway and Senior Editor David Harsanyi as they analyze Nikki Haley’s second-place finish in New Hampshire, discuss former President Donald Trump’s potential vice president picks, and explain the significance of the Los Angeles Times and other corporate media layoffs. […]

Donald Trump handily won the GOP primary in New Hampshire. It appears the polling is right.

Elites at the World Economic Forum in Davos want to take away your coffee and cruises. Here’s how Trump can use this to win.

The Washington Post ditched basic journalist standards in its biased reporting of the war in Gaza.

Today the Chicks chat about Trump’s latest victory, the establishment’s attempt to BRIBE Kari Lake, and why everyone is talking about Barbie again.

“Fire the bureaucrats and close the agencies!” The Telegraph’s Steven Edginton sits down with Kevin to discuss the state of conservatism in America, President Biden, the Blob, and the urgency of courageous leadership. Will the U.S. elect a president with the tenacity needed to “punch the nose” of the deep state?   “We believe at […]

Today the Chicks chat about Trump’s latest victory, the establishment’s attempt to BRIBE Kari Lake, and why everyone is talking about Barbie again.

We’re happy to welcome back The American Idea to the Ricochet lineup of podcasts! John Moser and Greg Schneider discuss the background to the Iran Hostage Crisis of 1979-1981, and America’s broader, longer-term problems with Iran. Host: Jeff Sikkenga Executive Producer: Greg McBrayer Producer: Jeremy Gypton Subscribe: https://linktr.ee/theamericanidea

Peachy Keenan, author of “Domestic Extremist: A Practical Guide to Winning the Culture War,” joins the podcast to go through all the airline “incidents” lately. Peachy and Inez discuss the coming competency collapse when the last of the Boomers retire, and whether advancing AI can really make up for a population of illiterates. They also […]

The New Hampshire primaries are in the books and we’ve got two martinis reviewing the votes and one other truly crazy idea. First, they applaud Minnesota Rep. Dean Phillips for getting nearly 20 percent of the vote on the Democrats’ side even though the primary was non-binding. They also appreciate him being only one of […]

Eliana Johnson joins the podcast to discuss the strange triumphalism of Nikki Haley’s loser speech last night in New Hampshire and the strange negativity of Donald Trump’s winner speech a few hours later. Does this portend a season in which Haley exposes Trump’s flaws as she continues her run? Give a listen.

This week on The Learning Curve, guest co-hosts Alisha Searcy and Charlie Chieppo interview Vice President of Policy for ExcelinEd, Dr. Cara Candal. Dr. Candal delves into the evolving landscape of K-12 education in the U.S., examining the expansion of private school choice programs in the wake of two recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions. She […]

On today’s episode, Acton librarian and research associate Dan Hugger speaks with lawyer and chair of Common Good Philip K. Howard about his new book: Everyday Freedom: Designing the Framework for a Flourishing Society. Why do so many people feel powerless today? How can people experience “everyday freedom” at work, in school, and in all of life? […]

Navy SEAL deployments are often long and grueling, and leaving school-age children behind only adds to the challenge, especially if the children are struggling in school. If a father is “getting ready to go on mission, and there’s Timmy failing in second grade, that’s all he’s going to think about,” says Gretchen McIntosh, the executive […]

In this episode, Curt Thompson joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his new book “The Deepest Place: Suffering and the Formation of Hope.” Music by Jack Bauerlein.

Description:  TOP NEWS | On today’s Daily Signal Top News, we break down:   ·         The New Hampshire GOP primary race between Trump and Haley set to take place. ·         Supreme Court rules against Texas in razor wire at the border case. ·         D.C. circuit court upholds gag order against Trump ·         Hamas hostage posters vandalized at Harvard. Relevant Links […]

On this episode of “The Federalist Radio Hour,” Greg Sindelar, executive director and CEO of the Texas Public Policy Foundation, joins Federalist Culture Editor Emily Jashinsky to discuss the effect President Joe Biden’s border crisis has on Texas and analyze how the unprecedented influx of illegal migrants will affect Americans’ voting in 2024. If you […]

Welcome to The Weekly Sceptic, episode 72! This week: — The Illegal Immigration Bill hits choppy waters in House of Lords — From Gauleiter to Gaslighter: Keir Starmer claims Culture War is a figment of the Tory imagination — Can Britain’s strictest headmistress teach Britain how to manage multiculturalism?  — DeSantis pulls up, leaving ‘brown’ […]

Hey, we actually have a good martini today! Join Jim and Greg as they welcome a new Harvard-Harris poll showing 80 percent of Americans support Israel against Hamas. But way too many voters aged 18-34 still think Israel is committing genocide in Gaza. They also dig into Jim’s outstanding Morning Jolt from this morning, explaining […]

Today the Chicks discuss the SCOTUS ruling on immigration, the INSANE conspiracy about Trump’s bloody hands, and the 6 votes that got Nikki Haley all excited.

Well, now that we’re into football playoff season, we have the perfect opportunity to focus on Ronald Reagan’s love for football. His experience in high school on the gridiron helped him audition for radio. Let’s let him tell the story.

On January 16, 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral argument in Devillier v. Texas. This takings case will determine whether a person whose property is taken without compensation may seek redress under the self-executing takings clause of the Fifth Amendment even if the legislature has not affirmatively provided them with a cause of […]

Former Arizona Governor Doug Ducey, pioneer of the universal education freedom model, joins the Students Over Systems podcast as we celebrate National School Choice Week. We discuss Arizona’s reputation as the Wild West of school choice, the growth of the Empowerment Scholarship Account (ESA) program, and the wide array of education options in the state. […]

Joe Selvaggi engages in a conversation with legal scholar Ilya Shapiro from the Manhattan Institute regarding the Loper Bright Enterprises Supreme Court case that questions the Chevron Doctrine. This doctrine instructs judges to defer to government agencies in situations where laws are silent or unclear. Guest: Ilya Shapiro is a senior fellow and director of […]

With the Republican contest all but over and almost ten months to go to the election, there are so many variable possibilities for 2024 it’s impossible to game them out. Could this be the most interesting year ever? Give a listen.

Taiwan’s new president has his work cut out for him, Michael Cunningham says.   “He’s not in an easy position,” Cunningham, a research fellow in the Asian Studies Center of The Heritage Foundation, says of President-elect Lai Ching-te. (The Daily Signal is the news outlet of The Heritage Foundation.)   “Beijing deeply distrusts” the political party Lai […]

In his landmark book Darwin’s Black Box, biochemist Michael Behe wrote that “to appreciate complexity, you have to experience it.” On today’s ID The Future, we conclude a three-part series with Dr. Jonathan McLatchie that dives into the complexity and design of sexual reproduction. In Part 3, Dr. McLatchie explains the design features of erectile […]

After Carson v. Makin (2023) –a U.S. Supreme Court case holding that Maine may not prohibit families from using state-provided voucher funds at private religious schools– St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School (St. Isidore) applied to become the first faith-based virtual charter school in Oklahoma. The Oklahoma Statewide Virtual Charter School Board approved St. […]

On this episode of “The Federalist Radio Hour,” O.H. Skinner, the executive director of Alliance For Consumers and the most recent Arizona Solicitor General, joins Federalist Culture Editor Emily Jashisnky to break down the Biden administration’s war on appliances and discuss how impossible energy efficiency standards and overregulation are hurting American consumers. If you care […]

This week, Eric, Dan, and Noah discuss Javier Milei’s speech to the World Economic Forum in Davos. Did the Davos set know what they were getting into when they invited him? How important and refreshing was it to hear a voice opposed to the elite consensus at Davos? Will anyone listen to him? Next, Donald […]

Today the Chicks chat about the DeSantis dropout bombshell, Trump’s rumored VP Tim Scott, and what RFK might do to the 2024 race.

Join Jim and Greg as they start the week with three bad martinis, although the last one also contains a whole lot of crazy. The start with the inevitable but disappointing news that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is suspending his campaign. It’s hard to think of candidates with stronger conservative principles and a record of […]

Chris Stirewalt joins the podcast to talk about the DeSantis departure from the race, whether Ron is angling for veep, and the composition of the two parties over the past 20 years. Also, Harvard goes pernicious yet again. Give a listen.

Ph.D. biologist Colin Wright is publicly inviting the Southern Poverty Law Center to debate him on the subject of what the SPLC calls “anti-LGBTQ+ pseudoscience,” specifically on the transgender issue.   The SPLC released a 41,000-word report claiming that “the controversy over trans health care is manufactured to reinforce both white supremacy and the political […]

Mock and Daisy have teamed up with Chief Investment Officer at Bulwark Capital, and the host of Know Your Risk Radio, Zach Abraham. It’s no secret that times are hard and money is tight so the Chicks wanted to bring in an expert to answer all of your money, investing, and risk management questions!

On this episode of Reaganism, Reagan Institute Policy Director Rachel Hoff sits down with Pro-Democracy Hong Kong dissident Frances Hui who serves as the Policy and Advocacy Coordinator at The Committee for Freedom in Hong Kong Foundation. Frances discusses her democracy activism which she has been involved in since her teenage years and what the […]

In today’s weekly check-in with Haviv Rettig Gur from the Times of Israel, we discuss intensifying debates within Israel over the leadership of the government, how to reconcile seemingly irreconcilable war aims as Israel transitions to a new phase in the war, is there an actual disagreement on concrete policy objectives between different members of […]

The Power Hour is a weekly podcast that discusses the most interesting energy and environmental policy issues of the day with top national experts. Join Jack this week for a conversation with former nuclear industry insider and nuclear fuel expert, CJ Milmoe about America’s dependence on Russian nuclear fuel. While the U.S. was quick to ban Russian […]

TOP NEWS | On today’s Daily Signal Top News, we break down:   Thousands gather in D.C. for the 51st March for Life. Former President Donald Trump says he opposes an emerging Senate deal on border security. Trump’s legal team files a brief with the Supreme Court arguing that a Colorado Supreme Court ruling to […]

This week’s episode covers more ground more quickly than a Josh Allen or Patrick Mahomes passing attack. Which the Philadephia Eagles won’t get to experience because they flopped in the first round of the playoffs last weekend, falsifying one of John Yoo’s predictions for 2024 that the Eagles would make the Super Bowl. We’re hoping […]

Got a quarter for the juke box? Thanks. Pay you back when I get my change. It’s cah-raaaazy, Daddy-O.

Jay hosts a sportscast, with his usual gurus, David French and Vivek Dave. How ’bout them Lions? How about Bill Belichick? And Nick Saban? NBA-wise, how about Wemby? And LeBron? And others? A wide-ranging, lively, and sometimes contentious conversation. Good stuff.

Will we look back at the past few decades in America as the Jewish ‘golden age’? And is this ‘golden age’ now over? Did October 7th mark the end? Or should the signs have been obvious years ago? John Podhoretz recently wrote a long essay for Commentary Magazine describing how we got here. He writes: […]

Bill shares his thoughts on the news of the day, discussed the implications of the Iowa caucus results and responded to a few of your emails.

Today the Chicks chat about the latest Congressional hearing with Mayorkas, Don Jr’s hint that Tucker Carlson might be Trump’s VP pick, and why Ted Cruz really misses Obama.

One caucus down and it appears the whole GOP primary is decided. Thankfully when you get a guest like Henry Olsen (EPPC senior fellow and host of the must-listen Beyond the Polls podcast) everything stays fresh and interesting. Henry has thoughts on what’s left of this Republican primary along with the mess in the D […]

Consumer Choice Center senior analyst Bill Wirtz joins Federalist Culture Editor Emily Jashinsky to break down farmers’ clash with the German government. He also explains how the European Union’s agriculture regulations exacerbate tensions between food growers and bureaucrats. If you care about combatting the corrupt media that continues to inflict devastating damage, please give a […]

Join Jim and Greg as they serve up two bad martinis and an obvious crazy one! First, they urge states and the federal government to slam the brakes on the electric vehicle movement after the recent cold snap found EV drivers in Chicago with rapidly depleting batteries, needing to constantly spend time recharging, with some […]

Hillsdale College President Dr. Larry P. Arnn joins Hugh Hewitt on the Hillsdale Dialogues to discuss Donald Trump’s commanding victory in Iowa, the future of election integrity in America, and recent articles targeting Hillsdale College. Release date: 19 January 2024

Today’s podcast looks at a stunning new poll of the attitudes of Americans who earn more than $150,000 a year, have a graduate degree, and live in in densely populated areas. Those attitudes are so profoundly in opposition to those of Americans who make less and have less education that they explain a great deal […]

This week your hosts discuss newly granted cases including one challenging a decision by the Ninth Circuit holding that camping regulations are “cruel and unusual punishment” when applied against the homeless. They also discuss the oral arguments in the Relentless and Loper Bright cases, which challenge Chevron Deference. After that, Zack interviews Judge John W. […]

Expectant mothers in Mississippi now can access resources to receive essentials, from food and clothing to child care and financial assistance, through a mobile app dubbed MAMA.   Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch on Tuesday unveiled the Mississippi Access to Maternal Assistance mobile app, or MAMA, to connect moms easily with the resources they need […]

In theory, the case is a simple question: Must fishing rig owners pay the government for the mandatory government inspectors who attend those rigs? But in deciding that question, the Supreme Court must consider a more complicated one: How much “deference” do the courts owe to federal regulatory agencies’ interpretations of the law? The prevailing […]

Every time information about Jeffrey Epstein’s abuse and trafficking of young women and girls is released to the public, our political and cultural elite get very nervous. But so much evidence remains hidden and Tennessee Sen. Marsha Blackburn is working tirelessly to bring the full truth to light. Today, Sara welcomes Sen. Blackburn to learn […]

Adam White is a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and the Co-Director of the C. Boyden Gray Center for the Study of the Administrative State at George Mason University. He also leads seminars with the Hertog Foundation, one of which I had the chance to attend this summer. Today we talk about the American judicial system, from its structure to its founding to its role in American society. We address whether courts function differently today than we have in the past, looking at the issues debated like court-packing and precedent. Never miss another AdamSmithWorks update.Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

A new year begins with a familiar story – Middle East turmoil – and two plots twists of late: US forces striking Yemen’s Houthi rebels while trying to safeguard Red Sea maritime traffic; and Iran firing missiles in the directions of Pakistan, Iraq, and Syria, which tests western resolve. Joel Rayburn, a Hoover Institution visiting […]

Rodger Carlyle was part of the US Navy-AVROC (Aviation Reserve Officer Candidate) program and on track to become a Naval Aviator when a medical issue caused his Naval career to be cut short. Rodger then embarked on a civilian career that took him around the globe, including extensive time in Russia just as the Soviet […]

Representative Barbara Ehardt joins this week’s episode of She Thinks to talk about the “We Won’t Back Down” rally at the NCAA Convention, where current and former NCAA female athletes, coaches, and parents demanded equal athletic opportunity for women. Rep. Ehardt also speaks to legislation in the states designed to protect the integrity of women’s […]

In this episode, David Ruth joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss the vision and programs of the University of Austin. Music by Frederic Chopin licensed via Creative Commons. Tracks reorganized, duplicated, and edited.

TOP NEWS | On today’s Daily Signal Top News, we break down:   The Justice Department investigation finds that there were a number of “cascading failures” that contributed to 21 lives lost in Uvalde on May 24, 2022. Heritage Foundation President Dr. Kevin Roberts speaks at the World Economic Forum. Fulton County District Attorney Fani […]

Guests: David Azerrad & Roger L. Simon Host Scot Bertram talks with David Azerrad, assistant professor and research fellow at Hillsdale’s Graduate School of Government in Washington D.C., about keeping faith in the future of the American republic and his article “Against the Black Pill.” And Roger L. Simon, award-winning novelist, screenwriter, and columnist for The […]

Dr. Kevin Roberts will be attending the World Economic Forum to speak on a panel this year. Why would the Heritage Foundation engage with an event that is so hostile to American values? Dr. Roberts explains.  —  Have thoughts? Let us know at heritageexplains@heritage.org — Find Dr. Kevin Roberts on X: https://twitter.com/KevinRobertsTX Dr. Roberts’ Article […]

On this episode of “The Federalist Radio Hour,” Jeremy Tedesco, senior counsel and senior vice president of corporate engagement for Alliance Defending Freedom, joins Federalist Culture Editor Emily Jashinsky to discuss how “diversity, equity, and inclusion” has permeated academia and corporations and explain how its widespread reach affects Americans’ viewpoints on diversity. If you care […]

Hertiage Foundation and Heritage Action for America President Dr. Kevin Roberts delivers a powerful message to the self-appointed global elites at the 2024 World Economic Forum: Your time is up.   This bonus episode highlights Kevin’s remarks from the World Economic Forum panel, “What to Expect from a Possible Republican Administration?”   Hosted on Acast. […]

Something smells out on the street – and we’re talking Wall Street. While others dismiss it, there’s something rotten going on around the merger of Torchlight Energy Resources and MetaMaterials and the short selling of stock shares that were never meant to hit the market. Investment houses such as Fidelity and Black Rock walked away […]

Today the Chicks chat about some WEIRD stuff coming out of Davos, why Speaker Johnson is under fire, and Kamala’s TRAINWRECK appearance on the View.

Undisputed King of Stuff, columnist, and longtime Ricochet Editor-in-Chief Jon Gabriel is in for Jim today. He and Greg have three doozies for martinis today. First, they loudly cheer new Argentina President Javier Milei for going to the World Economic Forum in Davos and boldly championing free markets and denouncing excessive government regulation and collectivist […]

On January 9, 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral argument in Sheetz v. County of El Dorado, CA. This case is a property-rights challenge by a California landowner to nearly $24,000 in development fees levied by the county as a condition for receiving a permit to build a manufactured home. The court will […]

Today we take up the news that Nikki Haley’s most prominent endorser has announced that he expects her to come in second in New Hampshire. Is it over? It kinda feels like it. But this opens up a slim path for Ron DeSantis. We also discuss the Biden administration’s wrongheaded foreign policy and wonder whether […]

Israeli leaders such as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu “look like shells of their former selves,” commentator Morgan Ortagus says, following meetings in Israel earlier this month.   But Ortagus, who was State Department spokesperson under President Donald Trump, says the weariness extends to the people of Israel, many of whom remain “traumatized” from the Hamas […]

The 2024 Iowa caucuses have come and gone, with the key takeaways some freezing temperatures, low turnout, and a Trump slam dunk. 15 percent of eligible Iowans gave 51% of the vote to the former president. Of course, that also means that about half voted for somebody other than Trump. Most disappointed was Nikki Haley, who surprised […]

Nikki Haley’s trying to make a stand in New Hampshire. But she has her work cut out for her. Henry reconvenes with his Granite State pal Danta Scala to discuss the turnout Haley needs and the challenges she’ll have trying to drive two messages—one to moderates, another to conservatives—in New Hampshire’s paid media blizzard. Plus […]

Up on today’s Problematic Women – The March for Life is tomorrow and honestly, it has been a hard year for the pro-life movement. We discuss why, and what is needed to carry the fight for life forward. Plus, New Jersey has redefined infertility to include same-sex and single persons. We pull back the layers […]

In this episode, Andrew Youngblood joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his new book “Know Thyself: Catholic Classical Education and the Discovery of Self​​.” Music by Jack Bauerlein.

Having recently passed the 100 day-mark of Hamas’s massacre against Israel, two events in recent weeks occurred that should have occurred some time ago. The New York Times published a major investigative piece on the details and the scale of Hamas’s use of sexual assault in its warfare against Israeli women. And, in recent days, […]

TOP NEWS | On today’s Daily Signal Top News, we break down:   Speaker Mike Johnson says he wouldn’t discuss comprehensive immigration reform and that the border must be secured. Sen. Ted. Cruz endorses Trump after Iowa caucus China knew Covid-19 sequence weeks before telling the world about it. China’s population continues to shrink.   […]

As January marks Human Trafficking Prevention Month, the Center for Immigration Studies releases a second podcast interview focused on the subject. This week’s episode of Parsing Immigration Policy features Frank Russo, director of the CPAC Foundation’s Center for Combatting Human Trafficking, who joins our guest host, Jessica Vaughan, director of Policy Studies at the Center […]

For three years, illegal immigration has overwhelmed our southern border. More than seven million people have come in illegally and surrendered, with the federal government then releasing most of them into the United States. Another 1.5 million “known gotaways” have also entered, and we have no idea who they are or where they are now […]

Sexual reproduction depends on an irreducibly complex core of components for its success. But can we really credit a gradual evolutionary process for this remarkable system? On this ID The Future, host Andrew McDiarmid continues his discussion with Dr. Jonathan McLatchie on why sex is the queen of problems for evolutionary theory and why instead […]

Today the Chicks discuss Vivek’s fiery speech with Trump, Tucker’s tirade against Nikki Haley, and why Harvard is GETTIN’ SUED.

The International Energy Agency (IEA) is 50 years old this year, created because of the 1973/4 “oil shock” that triggered a global recession. Today’s energy markets and geopolitics are just as vulnerable to similar disruptions, but the IEA has since shifted its mission to advocate for abandoning hydrocarbons, erasing its ability to serve as a […]

Chris Elston, aka “Billboard Chris,” is the father of two girls and who decided to take a stand against gender ideology. His belief? Children should be free to be who they are — not indoctrinated to believe they were born in the wrong body.   Puberty blockers are the first step in a medical pathway […]

Former President Donald Trump won big in Iowa. Join Federalist Editor-in-Chief Mollie Hemingway and Senior Editor David Harsanyi as they break down the future of the 2024 Republican primary, explain why calling elections early interferes with voters’ decisions, and analyze Nikki Haley’s standing with conservatives. Mollie and David also quibble with the historical inaccuracies in […]

Join Jim and Greg for good and bad martinis focused on politics and world affairs followed by a fun crazy martini! After briefly welcoming Asa Hutchinson finally recognizing reality and ending his White House bid, they dig into new poll numbers in the swing state of Georgia showing President Biden eight points behind and even […]

As we entered the new year, John Malcolm and John Yoo examined the latest regarding presidential power. In recent weeks, both Colorado and Maine have removed former President Donald Trump from their primary ballots under Section 3 of the Constitution’s 14th Amendment. In D.C., House Republicans are are preparing contempt charges against Hunter Biden for […]

This month our topic is a recent essay by Jenna Silber Storey and Benjamin Storey called “Political Speech in Divided Times,” first published in National Affairs in Fall of 2022. The essay is a reflection on the particular character of political speech and its authors make use of the work of the contemporary French political […]

USA Boxing has changed its rules to allow men who identify as women to compete in the female category, a change that coach Cary Williams warns could be deadly.   Even one man competing against women is “all it takes to do damage; that’s all it takes to kill a woman,” says Williams, a USA Olympic-level female boxing coach. […]

Political savant nonpareil Steve Kornacki joins the podcast today to break down the Iowa results, look ahead to New Hampshire, and make recommendations about what to look for on Tuesday if you want to get a real sense of where this race (if it is a race) might be going. Give a listen.

After decades of trade and investment with advanced democracies, China is far richer and stronger than it otherwise would have been. Simply put, the West’s strategy of engagement with China has failed. Democracies have underestimated the resilience, resourcefulness, and ruthlessness of the Chinese Communist Party. Growth and development have not caused China’s rulers to relax […]

On the latest episode of Giving Ventures, DonorsTrust Vice President Peter Lipsett talks with Lindsay Craig, president of National Review Institute; David McIntosh, president of Club for Growth Foundation; and Rebecca Good, managing director of outreach for American Enterprise Institute. The leaders explain what they’re doing to nurture people’s love and knowledge of liberty long […]

TOP NEWS | On today’s Daily Signal Top News, we break down:   The Supreme Court announces it won’t be taking up a case on whether male students can use women’s bathrooms at school and vice versa. The Biden administration threatens to sue the state of Texas over access to a park along the Rio […]

Welcome to The Weekly Sceptic, episode 71! This week: – A new YouGov poll predicts an extinction-level event for the Conservatives at the next election unless the party does something radical – Rishi Sunak struggles to quell the growing rebellion over the Rwanda Bill, but would Kemi Badenoch be any better? – Trump wins big […]

On this episode of “The Federalist Radio Hour,” Spencer Brown, managing editor of Townhall.com, joins Federalist Culture Editor Emily Jashinsky to discuss former President Donald Trump’s big win in Iowa and explain what his double-digit poll lead means for the future of the 2024 election. If you care about combatting the corrupt media that continue […]

Today the Chicks discuss Iowa Caucus results, MSNBC’s fake news, and why Kamala can NEVER be President.

Can we have science without freedom of speech? Dr. Scott Atlas’s professional work and personal experiences bring to light an important and often under-discussed element of speech: freedom of speech in the hard sciences. The COVID-19 pandemic ushered in a host of new questions and concerns surrounding our medical system and government health agencies: as […]

Join Jim and Greg as they dissect Donald Trump’s dominating win in the GOP Iowa Caucuses. It was a convincing blowout. Trump’s margin of victory was considerably bigger than the vote totals for either Ron DeSantis or Nikki Haley. Is the fight for the Republican nomination already over or is there still a chance for […]

Forty years ago in January 1984, our 40th President delivered an address to the nation and other countries on the status of US-Soviet relations. Things weren’t too rosy then – recall that Andropov was still in power, unapologetic about the massacre of KAL 007, or anything else. Until Gorbachev came into office in March 1985, […]

Joe Selvaggi talks with investigative reporter Chris Brunet about his role investigating and exposing former Harvard President Claudine Gay’s academic plagiarism, a story that lead to her eventual resignation. Guest: Christopher Brunet is a contributing editor at The American Conservative, writes on Substack, and is the recipient of the Manhattan Institute’s Logos Fellowship, a year-long […]

Today’s podcast wrestles with questions relating to Donald Trump’s smashing victory in Iowa last night. Does the tiny number of caucusgoers represent anything? Does anyone have a path besides Trump now? Where do Bugs Bunny, Donald Duck, and the obscure movie Clockwise come in to the discussion? Give a listen.

If you follow Ann on the ‘X’ platform you’ve likely heard of this episode and now it’s here in its entirety. They talk immigration, the fall of California, the sorry state of American higher education and, of course, Donald J. Trump and what 2024 portends.

On this episode of The Bespoke Parenting Podcast, host Julie Gunlock talks to Natalya Murakhver about her new documentary “15 Days”—the real story of school closures told by students, parents, doctors, and everyone who fought back. — The Bespoke Parenting Podcast is about and for parents who are tired of being told how to do it. There’s no one way […]

The polls didn’t lie. Former President Donald Trump was projected to be the winner of the Iowa caucuses Monday night just about 30 minutes after they began.   In the polls, Trump had a 30-point lead, give or take, over former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis as Iowans arrived at […]

This week, to start the show, Eric is joined by Fr. Robert Sirico, Acton’s co-founder and president emeritus, who just returned from a quasi-secret trip to Hong Kong, where he attended a day of Jimmy Lai’s National Security Law trial. What did he see in Hong Kong and at the trial? How has the “feel” […]

Today the Chicks chat about Trump and Vivek’s big fight, Biden’s incredibly out-of-touch takes, and everything there is to know about the Iowa Caucus.

Join Jim and Greg as they tee up three big martinis as we all wait for results in the Iowa Caucuses tonight. FIrst, they’re thankful Jim was finally able to return home from Iowa. Then they dive into a new ABC poll showing President Biden at just 33 percent approval and 58 percent of Americans […]

On this episode of “The Federalist Radio Hour,” Timothy Head, the executive director of the Faith and Freedom Coalition, joins Federalist Culture Editor Emily Jashinsky to preview the Iowa caucuses, analyze Republican presidential candidates’ ground games, and discuss how the Hawkeye State’s faith-based and grassroots voters will receive the 2024 pool.

Today’s podcast takes up a jaw-dropping New York Times article that asks how important, really, is Israel to the religion of Judaism. Yes, you read that right. Also, the Iowa caucuses are upon us, and it looks like the Republican coronation might be commencing. Give a listen.

For years, especially during the Cold War, Hungary looked to America as an example of freedom, but now it might be time for the U.S. to take notes from Hungary, according to Shea Bradley-Farrell.   Bradley-Farrell, president of the Counterpoint Institute for Policy, Research and Education, recently spent several months in Hungary doing research for […]

On this episode of Reaganism, Reagan Institute Policy Director Rachel Hoff sits down with Dr. Rana Siu Inboden who is a senior fellow with the Robert S. Strauss Center for International Security and Law at The University of Texas at Austin. They discuss China and its human rights abuses, and China’s attempt to co-opt US […]

This past weekend, Israelis marked 100 days since the Hamas massacre — and 100 days that 136 hostages, of all ages, still remain captive in unimaginable conditions. We resume our weekly conversation with Haviv Rettig Gur of THE TIMES OF ISRAEL to discuss where the war goes from here. Does it end? Can it end? […]

In this week’s deep dive episode, Mock and Daisy talk about the controversy surrounding the popular athleisure brand, Lululemnon. They get into the founder’s comment on DEI that triggered people, the shamelessness of being obese in our society, what it means to be a brand, and SO much more. It’s stupid to try and appeal […]

TOP NEWS | On today’s Daily Signal Top News, we break down:   The U.S. and U.K. carry out airstrikes against Yemen’s Houthi rebels. House Speaker Mike Johnson releases a document detailing 64 ways the Biden administration has weakened America’s border. Jewish students at Harvard University sue their school. Member of the Finnish parliament Päivi […]

This week on The Learning Curve, guest co-hosts Prof. Albert Cheng of the University of Arkansas and Alisha Searcy interview New York Times best-selling biographer of MLK, Jonathan Eig. Mr. Eig delves into MLK’s early spiritual leadership, the influence of Langston Hughes on his speeches, and his relationship with his wife, Coretta Scott King. He […]

Deborah Lipstadt is a well-known scholar of modern Jewish history, antisemitism, and Holocaust denial. She has written many books. In the 1990s, she was involved in a famous trial against David Irving, the notorious English Holocaust-denier. (She won.) The case was depicted in a 2016 movie, “Denial,” in which Prof. Lipstadt was portrayed by Rachel […]

A Hawkeye Caucai special! Henry Olsen, RENOWNED for the accuracy of his election predictions, is a senior fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center. A true non-partisan politico, he writes a regular column for The Washington Post, and has also written for National Review, American Greatness, City Journal, and World Magazine. His work has […]

It’s a cold, blustery day. C’mon in and have a hot cup of something. Pay no attention to the grumpy old poet in the corner booth. It’s just another day in The Diner.

On the eve of the Iowa caucuses Monday, we got to wondering just who or what lives up to the description of “Iowa Stubborn” in Meredith Wilson’s “Music Man”: And we’re so by God stubborn We can stand touching noses For a week at a time And never see eye to eye! Is it Trump, […]

In recent days, two big stories have gotten a lot bigger. The U.S. and U.K. have launched air and missile strikes against Houthi targets in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen on Thursday and today, marking a significant response after the U.S. Government warned that this Iran-backed (and Iran armed, trained, and financed) militant/terrorist group would be […]

Iowa braces for a cold Caucus Night and now the Trump, DeSantis, Haley and Ramaswamy teams have their work cut out for them to keep their engines from stalling. Blizzardous conditions are keeping us from visiting, so we asked Jim Geraghty, our man on the ground in Des Moines this week. He provides the scoop, […]

Today the Chicks chat about why President Biden is missing in action, the storm that Iowans are prepping for, and Rand Paul’s incredible blow to the Haley campaign.

Richard Epstein discusses whether Donald Trump has immunity with regard to January 6th and whether states should be allowed to remove him from their ballots due to the 14th Amendment.

Corey Inganamort discusses with The Federalist Culture Editor Emily Jashinsky his experience as a professional mascot for the Washington Nationals and shares his favorite moments behind the mask. Inganamort is an executive producer on “The Vince Coglianese Show” and host of “The Corey Inganamort Show.” If you care about combatting the corrupt media that continue […]

Hillsdale College Radio General Manager and Radio Free Hillsdale Hour Host Scot Bertram is in for Jim. Today, Scot and Greg are glad to see Hertz recognizing reality and dumping 20,000 electric vehicles after seeing higher than expected costs related to repairs and collision damage. And this after Hertz committed to have EV’s comprise a […]

Matthew Spalding, vice president of Washington operations and dean of the Van Andel Graduate School of Government at Hillsdale College, joins Hugh Hewitt on the Hillsdale Dialogues to discuss the resignation of former Harvard president Claudine Gay, the state of American higher education, and why colleges keep picking the wrong leaders. Release Date: 12 January […]

Today we discuss the American strikes against Houthi targets in Yemen. Was it enough to deter terrorism in the Red Sea? What does it accomplish so long as the Biden administration continues to ignore the Iranian threat? We also take up the matter of American apologists for terrorism and propose a Biden-Trump debate. Give a […]

You would think that nobody remotely close to power in the United States would praise the barbarous attacks by the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas against Israel of early October 2023. But one very prominent activist group’s leader did: The Council on American-Islamic Relations or CAIR, whose national executive director, Nihad Awad, told the American Muslims […]

On the eve of Iowa’s presidential caucuses and the start of the 2024 primary season, what’s the inevitability of a Biden-Trump rematch? David Brady and Douglas Rivers, Hoover Institution senior fellows and Stanford University political scientists, discuss various political dynamics heading into Iowa and beyond including whether there’s room for three viable Republican candidates in […]

The Bass sisters join She Thinks podcast this week to discuss the black vote in 2024. We dissect part of Joe Biden’s campaign strategy, which is focused on keeping black Americans voting Democratic and whether or not his message is resonating. We also tap into their entrepreneurial spirit, learning the lessons that have helped them […]

TOP NEWS | On today’s Daily Signal Top News, we break down:   Inflation rises higher than was projected. Closing arguments take place in former President Donald Trump’s civil fraud case in New York City. Leading candidates took one more opportunity to appeal to voters on a national stage before the Iowa Caucuses. Iran seizes […]

In this episode, Richard Gallagher joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his new book “Demonic Foes: My Twenty-Five Years as a Psychiatrist Investigating Possessions, Diabolic Attacks, and the Paranormal.” Music by Frederic Chopin licensed via Creative Commons. Tracks reorganized, duplicated, and edited.

Welcome back to SCOTUS 101 after the Court’s winter break. The Court has granted several new cases, including Donald Trump’s appeal from a ruling by the Colorado Supreme Court disqualifying him from the presidential election under Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment. After your hosts discuss the new cases and this week’s oral arguments, GianCarlo […]

Guests: David Diener, Joel Pollak, & Parker Thayer Host Scot Bertram talks with David Diener, assistant professor of Education at Hillsdale College, about the Philosophy of Education and Hillsdale’s unique approach. Joel Pollak, senior editor at large at Breitbart News, explains the link between Anti-Americanism and antisemitism. And Parker Thayer, investigative reporter at Capital Research […]

Federalist Culture Editor Emily Jashinsky answers listeners’ most pressing questions about the 2024 election and future of conservatism. Then she dives into a discussion with Common Sense Society Executive Editor Christopher Bedford about 1619 Project Founder Nikole Hannah-Jones and the consequences of racial discrimination masquerading as “diversity, equity, and inclusion.” If you care about combatting […]

Taiwan is a small country off the coast of mainland China, known for microchips and deterring Chinese aggression. Now, it is facing a possibly pivotal election. Research Fellow Michael Cunningham explains what is happening and how it could matter for Americans.  — Have thoughts? Let us know at heritageexplains@heritage.org — Find Michael Cunningham on X: […]

Over the last month we have shared with you two of our keynotes at last month’s Reagan National Defense Forum. We shared with you the Forum’s keynote address with Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, as well as the fireside chat with Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo. In this week’s Reagan Forum Podcast we are going […]

Today the Chicks chat about Hunter Biden’s absolutely ridiculous appearance in front of Congress, the comments that are getting a bunch of attention for Chris Christie, and mixed reviews for Trump’s Fox News Townhall.

Join Jim and Greg as they break down the biggest developments in the presidential race, stubbornly high inflation, and a pivotal day in sports. First, they dissect former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie’s decision to suspend his 2024 presidential campaign but not endorse anyone else and trash Ron DeSantis and Nikki Haley in addition to […]

Something is bugging Dennis a lot this week: It’s how 65,000 investors in tiny Torchlight Energy got crushed by greedy short sellers and imperious regulators at a Federal agency few people have even heard about. And now What’s Bugging Me is helping them Stand up, Fight Back and Be Heard. Newsmax host and Wall Street […]

One can’t help but wonder if Iowans are really going to go out in droves on a night with expected -35 degree wind chill to cast their votes for Donald Trump, Ron DeSantis, Nikki Haley or Vivek Ramaswamy? President of the Iowa Faith and Freedom Coalition Steve Scheffler joins to remind us that the Hawkeye […]

Today’s podcast asks why Chris Christie ran in the first place, and come to think of it, why did DeSantis run when he clearly had people telling him he couldn’t actually beat Trump by, you know, arguing he should be president and not Trump? And should Nikki Haley take up a second career as a […]

January is Human Trafficking Prevention Month, and with this episode of Parsing Immigration Policy, we seek to bring more awareness to the issue as it pertains to immigration. Our guest host this week is Jessica Vaughan, director of policy studies at the Center for Immigration Studies, and she is joined by Richard Mantei, special counsel […]

The Biden administration won’t protect our borders and seems perfectly fine just waving millions and millions of illegal entrants into the U.S. So Texas is doing the job the federal government won’t do. Gov. Greg Abbott is busing migrants to sanctuary cities, where even far-left mayors are demanding a solution to the crisis. Texas is […]

Fifteen years ago, Allen Estrin and Dennis Prager founded an organization called PragerU with the goal of providing easily digestible commonsense ideas to young people. Estrin, producer of “The Dennis Prager Show,” and the namesake Prager struck gold.   Today, PragerU produces five-minute videos and other content that have more than 9 billion views since its founding in 2009. […]

Welcome to The Weekly Sceptic, episode 70! This week: – Carl Borg-Neal wins a stunning victory against woke tyranny, with the help of the FSU  – Paula Vennells agrees to return her CBE for her failure to address the post office scandal  – Rishi Sunak says the General Election will be in the second half […]

Up on today’s Problematic Women – We explain how the Iowa Caucuses work. And we pulling on Sarah Parshall Perry’s legal knowledge to explain why the Supreme Court will decide whether former President Donald Trump’s name is on the ballot in Colorado. Plus, the justices are hearing two big abortion cases this term. We explain […]

TOP NEWS | On today’s Daily Signal Top News, we break down:   Hunter Biden’s surprise appearance before the House Oversight Committee that was voting to hold him in contempt of Congress A top House Democrat saying President Biden should evaluate firing Defense Secretary Austin after he went missing for several days The US and […]

On this episode of The Report Card, Nat Malkus speaks with Dylan Wiliam about the latest PISA results, education in the US vs. education in the UK, what tutors might learn that classroom teachers might not, where teacher improvement and professional development tend to go wrong, making learning responsive to students, formative assessment, learning English […]

Bethany Mandel, a homeschooling mother of six and the author of “Stolen Youth: How Radicals Are Erasing Innocence and Indoctrinating a Generation,” joins this week’s episode of “The Kevin Roberts Show.”

The man in charge of the most powerful military in the world went MIA without telling anyone. Join Federalist Editor-in-Chief Mollie Hemingway and Senior Editor David Harsanyi as they discuss Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin’s quiet absence, analyze the Biden campaign’s collusion with the corporate media, explain the best way to call out Democrats’ lies, […]

Today the Chicks discuss the latest with the Trump trials, the twisted web of lies surrounding Lloyd Austin’s “elective surgery” and where you can watch CNN’s ex-anchor, Don Lemon.

Madeleine Kearns of National Review joins the first episode of the year to talk about the migrant crisis expanding in U.S. cities by the hour and how American families are finding themselves holding the short end of the stick. Inez and Madeleine then discuss the chaos caused by illegal protests and what they think of […]

Join Jim and Greg as they serve up martinis from Iowa and beyond. First, Jim’s excellent reporting uncovers a major surplus for the Iowa government and how GOP Gov. Kim Reynolds is eyeing additional tax cuts. Meanwhile, the high taxing states like California, Maryland, New York, and Massachusetts are running significant deficits. Then they roll […]

This week on The Learning Curve, guest co-hosts Prof. Albert Cheng of the University of Arkansas and Alisha Searcy interview Gabby Thomas, a world-class track sprinter and Olympian, originally from the Pioneer Valley in western Massachusetts. She shares her journey from the Williston Northampton School to Harvard, where she balanced neurobiology studies with winning 22 […]

In this episode, Roger L. Simon joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his new book “American Refugees: The Untold Story of the Mass Exodus from Blue States to Red States​​.” Music by Jack Bauerlein.

Welcome to The Weekly Sceptic, episode 70! This week: – Carl Borg-Neal wins a stunning victory against woke tyranny, with the help of the FSU  – Paula Vennells agrees to return her CBE for her failure to address the post office scandal  – Rishi Sunak says the General Election will be in the second half […]

Today’s subject? The President’s diplomatic efforts with China in 1984. Yes, in those years, there were positive diplomatic efforts. In fact, the administration developed a relationship with Ziyang who was a reformer, in office from 1980 to 1987. Shortly after George Shultz became Secretary of State, he completed an initiative with Ziyang in August 1982, […]

Yaroslav Trofimov is the chief foreign-affairs correspondent of the Wall Street Journal. He was that paper’s bureau chief in Afghanistan and Pakistan. His previous books have been about the Middle East and the broader Muslim world. But he was born in Ukraine—and has been covering that war, intensely. His new book is “Our Enemies Will […]

On this episode of “The Federalist Radio Hour,” Staff Writer Shawn Fleetwood and Culture Editor Emily Jashinsky discuss Senate Republicans’ defense of the Pentagon’s abortion activism and how Democrat extremism is undermining U.S. military readiness. If you care about combatting the corrupt media who continue to inflict devastating damage on our country, please give a […]

Today the Chicks chat about our missing Secretary of Defense, Michelle Obama’s worst fears, and Biden’s latest embarrassing appearance. Go to chicksonright.com/sponsors click on the American Business Spotlight Banner – check out Travel Grace Vacations—Curtis Aldridge specializes in Norwegian, Viking, and Celebrity Cruises—he jus tadded Alaska Cruises! Mention CHICKS for $100 off on travel scheduled […]

Joe Selvaggi talks with Drs. Bill Smith and Robert Popovian about how the complex system of rebates from drug companies to insurance firms serve to increase costs and reduce access for patients. Guests: Dr. William S. Smith is Senior Fellow & Director of Pioneer Life Sciences Initiative. Dr. Smith has 25 years of experience in government […]

After Greg’s quick celebration of Michigan winning college football’s national championship and Jim explaining his efforts to acclimate to Iowa’s cold and snow, they serve up good, bad, and crazy martinis. First, they welcome the National Park Service reversing plans to remove a statue of Pennsylvania founder William Penn from Welcome Park in Philadelphia. They […]

Each month, a panel of constitutional experts convenes to discuss the Court’s upcoming docket sitting by sitting. The cases covered in this preview are listed below. Federal Bureau of Investigation v. Fikre (January 8) – Civil Rights, National Security; Whether a lawsuit alleging that the plaintiff was wrongly placed on the “No Fly List” can […]

Tera Myers joins the first Students Over Systems episode of 2024 to discuss how school choice empowers parents of students with disabilities. Tera describes her successful advocacy for the Ohio special needs scholarship program that enabled her son to receive an education that met his complex needs. She advises parents to tune out teachers unions’ […]

Today’s podcast finds a connection between the pro-Palestinian protests closing bridges and tunnels and inconveniencing hundreds of thousands of people and the kinds of petty shoplifting that make going to stores in urban centers more and more hellish. What’s the connection? And why should kids take the SAT? Give a listen.

Hamas and Israel have been at war for three months. The Houthis are firing rockets at ships in the Red Sea. Lebanon is firing rockets into Israel. And internal violence is growing in Iran between Sunni and Shiite Muslims.   As tension builds in the Middle East, the most common thread in the conflict is […]

What do Israelis know about the political tensions within Hamas’s leadership? About their decision-makers, their motives, their processes, and Hamas’s internal disagreements and rivalries? Matt Levitt of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy and Ehud Yaari of Israel’s Channel 12 news set out to try to answer these questions. Are tensions heating up between […]

TOP NEWS | On today’s Daily Signal Top News, we break down:   Congress reaches an agreement on a $1.6 trillion spending bill for 2024. Multiple GOP lawmakers called on Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to resign after he was hospitalized and senior defense officials and the White House were informed for days. The House Oversight […]

On this episode of “The Federalist Radio Hour,” Brenda Schuler, producer and researcher for The Daily Wire series “Convicting A Murderer,” joins Federalist Culture Editor Emily Jashinsky to explain what people get wrong about convicted murderer Steven Avery and analyze how documentaries have strayed from journalism to become entertainment. If you care about combatting the […]

Israel was blindsided by a Hamas terrorist attack just three months ago. Shock, disbelief, and anger have now morphed into a steely resolve to protect the people and a determination for life to go on throughout the nation. This is a response many of us can identify with. For those old enough to remember the […]

Today the Chicks talk about the insane border crisis, the latest news from the campaign trail, and Hunter Biden’s top secret documentary.

This week, Eric, Anthony Bradley (making his maiden voyage on the podcast), and Emily discuss the resignation of Harvard University president Claudine Gay. How significant a story is this? Does it matter only for elites, or do the downstream effects impact more of America? Does it matter that the people who uncovered her plagiarism had […]

Hillsdale College Radio General Manager and Radio Free Hillsdale Hour Host Scot Bertram is in for Jim. Today, Scot and Greg serve up all crazy martinis. First, they walk through the bizarre saga of Defense Sec. Lloyd Austin being in the ICU with post-surgery complications and no one apparently telling the President of the United […]

Nadine Strossen, legal scholar and civil liberties activist who served as the president of the American Civil Liberties Union (1991 to 2008) returns to the podcast to talk free speech and the rise of anti-Semitism on University campuses. (Note: This episode was taped prior to Claudine Gay’s resignation at Harvard)

This week, Eric, Anthony Bradley (making his maiden voyage on the podcast), and Emily discuss the resignation of Harvard University president Claudine Gay. How significant a story is this? Does it matter only for elites, or do the downstream effects impact more of America? Does it matter that the people who uncovered her plagiarism had […]

At the end of 2023, Congress had four different pieces of proposed legislation directed at creating a carbon tax; three had bipartisan support. Thus, bookmakers see a rising prospect for some form of carbon tax. We return to unbundling why that’s such a bad idea, and the flaws in claiming that it would unleash “market […]

Today’s podcast points out the wet, limp noodle that was Joe Biden’s supposedly “fiery” speech about democracy at Valley Forge before joining the world in wonder at the disappearance into a hospital by the Defense Secretary with the world on fire. Give a listen.

Martin Luther King Jr. and Frederick Douglass were both dedicated to bringing about an America that was colorblind, Andre Archie says, but their work is being undermined.   “When I say colorblind, it’s not naive at all,” says Archie, an author and professor at Colorado State University. “It speaks to a tradition that we find […]

TOP NEWS | On today’s Daily Signal Top News, we break down:   Massachusetts voters are trying to get former President Donald Trump’s name off the primary ballot in the commonwealth. House Speaker Mike Johnson fires back at the White House after the Biden administration claims the crisis at the border is the fault of […]

Shai Davidai is a professor at the Columbia business school. Recently, he has been writing about the explosion of antisemitism on his campus—an explosion that is nationwide and nearly worldwide. Davidai has never experienced anything like this before; neither have many. He and Jay talk over some of the crucial issues.

C’mon in and park yer carcass. Have you seen this in the Times? Can you believe it? Almost wished we had been there to see that. I mean, that’s how you write a news story, right? Place an order and join us for a cup of coffee. Or two. We’re back in the Diner on […]

Ronald Reagan used to joke that for Republicans, every day is the 4th of July, while for Democrats every day is April 15. Today we need to update that contrast by noting that the favorite new holiday for Democrats is January 6—”Insurrection Day.” We’ll get to Joe Biden in due course, but the real insurrection […]

The trio is back for 2024! The reunited gang is happy to welcome back Ayaan Hirsi Ali to discuss the West’s crisis of confidence and its fumbling attempt at post-Judeo-Christianity. Plus James, Rob and Peter have a few thoughts about Claudine Gay’s resignation, and they divulge their philosophies on new year’s resolutions.   This week’s […]

Sanctuary city mayors are overwhelmed as Texas sends thousands of illegal immigrants their way. The leaders who once pontificated about maintaining their cities as a safe haven are now begging the federal government for money and suing Texas to stop the buses from coming. Sara was in Chicago this week and saw the consequences of […]

For the last nine months, we have been bringing you programming as part of our Auschwitz. Not long ago. Not far away. exhibit. Now that the exhibit is almost over, we wanted to share some of the most memorable interviews we’ve held with survivors and their family members over the past year. Each one is […]

We’ve made it to the first Friday of 2024! And Jim and Greg are ready to serve up three martinis – right after Greg shares a fantastic ‘Die Hard’ story. They start the martinis on the lighter side by reacting to an Axios story outlining tensions in the White House press office as Karine Jean-Pierre […]

On this episode of “The Federalist Radio Hour,” author and writer Shannon Thrace joins Federalist Culture Editor Emily Jashinsky to recount how her husband’s embrace of gender ideology led to the end of her marriage and weighs in on how cultural discussions about sex and gender have shifted in recent years. You can read Thrace’s […]

Bill invited Sean Trende on the show to take an early look at the polls for the 2024 election. Bill also shared audio from his tv appearance on Varney & Co. on Fox Business where he talked about the resignation of Claudine Gay and how far is the liberal ideology rooted in other American institutions. […]

In this episode, Alister McGrath joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss the new book “Coming to Faith Through Dawkins: 12 Essays on the Pathway from New Atheism to Christianity.” Music by Jack Bauerlein.

Dr. Larry P. Arnn, President of Hillsdale College, joins Hugh Hewitt on the Hillsdale Dialogues for his series on “Churchill the Writer.” In this episode, Dr. Arnn and Hugh continue their discussion of The World Crisis, Vol. 1, which covers the origins and earliest days of World War I from 1911-1914. Release date: 05 January 2024 See omnystudio.com/listener for […]

On the latest episode of Giving Ventures, host and DonorsTrust Vice President Peter Lipsett talks with Archbridge Institute President and CEO Gonzalo Schwarz and Justin Callais, research fellow at Archbridge Institute and lead author of its Social Mobility Index project. Discover how the institute is mapping out state-by-state the ability of one to improve their […]

Today’s podcast looks at the current state of the race on the day Joe Biden will deliver a speech on Donald Trump’s threat to democracy, and we ask: Is Biden doing this to make sure Trump keeps talking about the supposedly stolen election, which is the subject Biden believes can propel him to a second […]